I second some calendar guessing.  There's been releases every 1-2 months
for a while now.  I'd be curious what a guess at a gap would be between
1.20.0 and a GA of 2.0.0.

Thanks,
Ryan

On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 4:50 PM Adam Taft <a...@adamtaft.com> wrote:

> Joe / team,
>
> Question on this. I think it would be helpful to understand the desired
> timelines for the first 2.0.0 release. I know it's not strictly
> predictable, but having a sense of what the timing looks like is important
> to help understand the implications of a "maintenance only" 1.x line. The
> schedule would ideally come from the folks who are actively looking at /
> contributing to the 2.0 release. They probably have the best gauge as to
> "when" it might happen (under ideal conditions).
>
> One of the risks, of course, is if the 2.0 release stalls or delays. Having
> an idea of how 1.x might evolve for the users who are not necessarily
> early-adopters or those that need longer support tails. If 2.0 is delayed
> and 1.x looks unmaintained, there's a potential chance for the project to
> lose a bit of credibility. I know we don't anticipate this scenario, but if
> we had a plan for it, that would be reassuring.
>
> Maybe this was already addressed, I apologize if so. But if not, can we
> throw some darts on the calendar to help understand the ideal rollout of
> 2.0 on a timeline? And are there any adjustments for the scenario described
> above?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> /Adam
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 9, 2023 at 1:53 PM Joe Witt <joew...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> > Team,
> >
> > As David mentioned in [1] following a successful NiFi 2.0 release goal
> > planning - we are now going to start moving the 'main' line to be the
> NiFi
> > 2.0 line which will allow for the key work to take place.  We will also
> > move niFi 1.x to its appropriate support line.
> >
> > It is also the case that we have nearly 100 JIRAs on NiFi 1.20 and we
> have
> > work in there including security items so it is time to make a release.
> > The intent then is to initiate 1.20 and immediate after that change
> 'main'
> > to 2.0.
> >
> > Going forward then all work on the 1.x line should be focused on
> > maintaining existing features, dependencies, and helping 1.x users
> migrate
> > to the 2.x line.  Otherwise, new feature work will happen on 'main' as it
> > normally does and will come out in the NiFi 2.x release line.
> >
> > Please flag key outstanding items as we narrow down the release candidate
> > for NiFi 1.20.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Joe
> >
> > [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/qo4vvdw46235y7vy2crcd6l4m11wl7jz
> >
>

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