Hi, here’s my own +1 (binding).
Env: Apache Maven 3.9.14 (996c630dbc656c76214ce58821dcc58be960875b) Maven home: /Applications/apache-maven-3 Java version: 25.0.2, vendor: Eclipse Adoptium, runtime: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/temurin-25.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home Default locale: de_DE, platform encoding: UTF-8 OS name: "mac os x", version: "26.3.1", arch: "aarch64", family: „mac" Thx @rzo1 for the findings & notes: ad (1): opennlp-uima-descriptors where present at the same location in all previous releases I know of. ad (2): nice finding, needs investigation / Jira - no blocker though ad (3): nice finding, needs investigation / Jira - no blocker though Best Martin | mawiesne > Am 25.03.2026 um 08:57 schrieb Richard Zowalla <[email protected]>: > > Hi all, > > thanks for putting it together. Run my checks on the following dev system: > > Apache Maven 3.9.14 (996c630dbc656c76214ce58821dcc58be960875b) > Maven home: /home/tmpl/.sdkman/candidates/maven/current > Java version: 21.0.6, vendor: Eclipse Adoptium, runtime: > /home/tmpl/.sdkman/candidates/java/21.0.6-tem > Default locale: de_DE, platform encoding: UTF-8 > OS name: "linux", version: "6.17.0-14-generic", arch: "amd64", family: "unix" > > --- > 1. Build from source with tests > 2. Checked the signatures and hashes using > https://gist.github.com/rzo1/9573dd66f401eb0b2af72153bd49bb2a > 3. Consumed the staging maven artifacts (model resolver, lang detect, > sentence) in one of my projects - worked fine. > --- > > Notes: > > - The "opennlp-uima-descriptors" in /docs seem a bit off. Don't know if they > should be in that directory. > - Generated PDF is a weird split in its title "Apache OpenNLP De- > veloper Documentation" - we might want to fix that in the next iteration. > - If the OPENNLP_HOME in the Shell Script contains a special char like > "apache-opennlp-3.0:(2).0-M2-bin" as folder name, this will break current > shell code regarding classpath resolution. We might want to make that more > robust against weird user installation directories. > > I vote: +1 (binding) > > Gruß > Richard > > On 2026/03/24 07:09:34 Martin Wiesner wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I have posted a first release candidate for the Apache OpenNLP 3.0.0-M2 >> release and it is ready for testing. >> >> The 3.x release line of Apache OpenNLP introduces no known breaking changes >> while significantly modularizing the project to improve library usage and >> future extensibility. >> The core API remains stable and fully compatible with 2.x, so existing >> projects can continue using the opennlp-tools artifact without (substantial) >> modifications. >> >> Key Highlights: >> • Notable Changes: >> • The minimum Java compiler level was raised to 21 (OPENNLP-1735) >> • The artifact 'opennlp-models' was renamed to >> 'opennlp-model-resolver'. It can be used to detect and load OpenNLP >> compliant models from the classpath (OPENNLP-1807) >> • New Features: >> • Apache OpenNLP can now detect sentiment from text (OPENNLP-855) >> • The eval corpus format for GermEval2014 is now supported >> (OPENNLP-976) >> • Document Categorization is now possible via a binding to LibSVM >> (OPENNLP-1808) >> • Bug Fixes: >> • The SentenceDetector got three fixes in handling edge cases with >> abbreviation dictionaries (OPENNLP-1809, OPENNLP-1810, OPENNLP-1811) - NOTE: >> These fixes will be back-ported to the upcoming OpenNLP release 2.5.8 as >> well. >> • Improvements: >> • Language Codes passed in are now stricter validated to comply with >> ISO-693 standard (OPENNLP-991) >> • The OpenNLP developer manual (HTML + PDF) got an uplift for the UIMA >> documentation part, being largely extended (OPENNLP-49) >> >> Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release, including all of our >> users and the people who submitted bug reports, contributed code or >> documentation enhancements. >> >> The release was made using the OpenNLP release process, documented on the >> website: >> https://opennlp.apache.org/release.html >> >> Maven Repo: >> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheopennlp-1061 >> >> <repositories> >> <repository> >> <id>opennlp-3.0.0-M2-RC1</id> >> <name>Testing OpenNLP 3.0.0-M2 release candidate</name> >> <url> >> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapacheopennlp-1061 >> </url> >> </repository> >> </repositories> >> >> Binaries & Source: >> >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/opennlp/opennlp-3.0.0-M2-rc1/ >> >> Tag: >> >> https://github.com/apache/opennlp/releases/tag/opennlp-3.0.0-M2 >> >> Tag Hash: 4cc735b50edca7618cef067574ae5804089170db >> >> Release notes: >> >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12356724&projectId=12311215 >> >> The results of the eval tests for the aforementioned tag can be found >> here: https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/OpenNLP/job/eval-tests-releases/25/ >> >> Reminder: The up-2-date KEYS file for signature verification can be >> found here: https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/opennlp/KEYS >> >> Checklist for reference: >> >> [ ] Both source (tar.gz/zip) and binary artifacts (tar.gz/zip) are present, >> along with .asc and .sha512 files for each. >> [ ] PGP signatures are valid for the release artifacts using the KEYS file >> from dist.apache.org >> [ ] SHA512 checksums are correct and verified. >> [ ] LICENSE and NOTICE files exist and are accurate. >> [ ] No unexpected binary files in the source release. >> [ ] All source files have appropriate ASF headers (excluding generated files >> and legacy files). >> [ ] Build completes successfully from source and the instruction to do so >> are clear. >> >> Please vote on releasing these packages as Apache OpenNLP 3.0.0-M2 >> The vote is open for at least the next 72 hours. >> >> Only votes from OpenNLP PMC are binding, but everyone is welcome to >> check the release candidate and vote. >> The vote passes if at least three binding +1 votes are cast. >> >> Please VOTE >> >> [+1] go ship it >> [+0] meh, don't care >> [-1] stop, there is a ${showstopper} >> >> Thanks! >> Martin | mawiesne
