There's a configuration driven mechanism to revert the change so the impact shouldn't be too bad. Sorry we're still under wraps for a few more weeks on the details due to the security policy.
On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM Ulf Dittmer <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, it has already been released, sort of, even if not been announced > everywhere: https://jspwiki-wiki.apache.org/Wiki.jsp?page=Downloads. > That's > what I meant by it being too late. > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM Murray Altheim <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > +1 > > > > I'd rather we do this right than rushed. > > > > On 15/04/2026 03:31, Arturo Bernal wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > > Given the backward-compatibility concern in a 2.12.x release, why don’t > > we > > > cancel this vote and cut a new RC once the DefaultVariableManager issue > > is > > > fixed? > > > > > > > > > Arturo > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 14 Apr 2026 at 4:23 PM, Murray Altheim <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Hi Ulf, > > >> > > >> I think it's a fair statement to consider that a bug on 2.x. Fine on > 3.x > > >> but > > >> you're correct, this should not have passed in a dot release. > > >> > > >> Cheers, > > >> > > >> Murray > > >> > > >> On 15/04/2026 01:15, Ulf Dittmer wrote: > > >>> AFAICT, the behavior of the DefaultVariableManager that I mentioned > in > > my > > >>> response to the previous release vote (breaking variable names that > > start > > >>> with "jspwiki") has not been changed. I'm aware that it is too late > > now, > > >>> and that I don't really have a vote anyway, so I'd just like to > > register > > >> my > > >>> displeasure that JSPWiki, which has a pretty good history of > backwards > > >>> compatibility, breaks it so cavalierly in a dot-dot release of a > major > > >>> version that is many years old. For 3.0, that's a reasonable > decision, > > >> but > > >>> for 2.12 it's rather questionable, IMO. > > >>> > > >>> Ulf > > >>> > > >>> On Tue, Apr 7, 2026 at 1:46 AM Alex O'Ree <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> I think it's been over 72 hours, that's +4 yes. We should be good to > > go. > > >>>> When I have a spare moment, I can do the rest of the processes to > get > > >> this > > >>>> out the door. > > >>>> > > >>>> Thanks for testing everyone! > > >>>> > > >>>> On Sat, Apr 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM Murray Altheim <[email protected] > > > > >>>> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>> +1 > > >>>>> > > >>>>> This was plug-and-play for me. Built with no issues on Java > 17.0.17, > > >>>>> deployed to > > >>>>> Tomcat 9 and it worked. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Cheers, > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Murray > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On 03/04/2026 13:31, Alex O'Ree wrote: > > >>>>>> This is a release vote for Apache JSPWiki, version 2.12.4. The > > vote > > >>>>> will > > >>>>>> be open for at least 72 hours from now. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> This is a revision of the previous attempt that addresses some > > issues > > >>>>>> flagged by the community. Namely the one change in behavior can > now > > be > > >>>>>> reverted if necessary. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> It fixes the following issues: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>> > > >> > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12310732&version=2.12.4 > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> You can see a curated changelog at > > >>>>>> https://jspwiki-wiki.apache.org/Wiki.jsp?page=NewIn2.12.4 > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Note that we are voting upon the source (tag), binaries are > provided > > >>>> for > > >>>>>> convenience. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Everybody is encouraged to vote. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Source and binary files: > > >>>>>> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/jspwiki/2.12.4-RC > > >>>>>> <https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/jspwiki/2.12.4-RC1>2 > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Nexus staging repo: > > >>>>>> > > >>>> > > >> > > https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachejspwiki-1037 > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> The tag to be voted upon: > > >>>>>> https://github.com/apache/jspwiki/tree/2.12.4-RC > > >>>>>> <https://github.com/apache/jspwiki/tree/2.12.4-RC1>2 > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> JSPWiki's KEYS file containing PGP keys we use to sign the > release: > > >>>>>> https://www.apache.org/dist/jspwiki/KEYS > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> == Reproducible Builds == > > >>>>>> JSPWiki should follow Reproducible Builds ( > > >>>>> https://reproducible-builds.org/). > > >>>>>> In order to verify > > >>>>>> artifacts' build reproducibility, please use > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> mvn verify artifact:compare -Dreference.repo= > > >>>>>> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/staging/ > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> *** Please download, test and vote: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> [ ] +1 Approve the release > > >>>>>> [ ] 0 Don't mind > > >>>>>> [ ] -1 Disapprove the release (please provide specific comments) > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> +1 for me > > >>>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> -- > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>> > > >> > > > ........................................................................... > > >>>>> Murray Altheim <murray18 at altheim dot com> > = > > = > > >>>> === > > >>>>> http://www.altheim.com/murray/ > > === > > >>>>> === > > >>>>> > > = > > >> = > > >>>>> === > > >>>>> In the evening > > >>>>> The rice leaves in the garden > > >>>>> Rustle in the autumn wind > > >>>>> That blows through my reed hut. > > >>>>> -- Minamoto no Tsunenobu > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> > > >> > > > ........................................................................... > > >> Murray Altheim <murray18 at altheim dot com> = = > > === > > >> http://www.altheim.com/murray/ > === > > >> === > > >> > = = > > >> === > > >> In the evening > > >> The rice leaves in the garden > > >> Rustle in the autumn wind > > >> That blows through my reed hut. > > >> -- Minamoto no Tsunenobu > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ........................................................................... > > Murray Altheim <murray18 at altheim dot com> = = > === > > http://www.altheim.com/murray/ === > > === > > = = > > === > > In the evening > > The rice leaves in the garden > > Rustle in the autumn wind > > That blows through my reed hut. > > -- Minamoto no Tsunenobu > > > > > > >
