Thank you, Yiqun. Yes, it's `alpha` or `preview` releases are also possible for the standalone customers.
One problem might be that Apache ORC is a library whose majority of customers consume it usually via the Apache downstream project(Spark/Hive/Flink/Iceberg/Arrow/Druid). In this case, it's hard to reach out to the customer because `alpha` version is not acceptable for downstream PRs. Thank you again for your opinions, Yiqun and Pavan. On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 8:20 PM Yiqun Zhang <guiyanaku...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Dongjoon for initiating this discussion. > > I think the current release cadence is great, 1-2 years for a major release > and we maintain each major release for about 3 years so we can make sure we > maintain a consistent number of releases. > > https://github.com/apache/orc/pull/936#issuecomment-944017204 > My opinion in response to this discussion is that we could add preview > releases, such as 1.8.0-alpha, which could be released at a cadence that > could be adjusted as incompatible new features accumulate. To avoid new > interfaces taking too long to come out, it is also convenient for users to > understand and test in advance, and we can give lower priority to fixing > its issues than the major version. > > Regards, > Yiqun Zhang > > Dongjoon Hyun <dongjoon.h...@gmail.com> 于2021年10月17日周日 上午11:57写道： > > > Hi, All. > > > > There were some questions and discussion about Apache ORC release cadence > > at our GitHub PR. I want to share it with you and get your opinion on it. > > > > https://github.com/apache/orc/pull/936#issuecomment-944017204 > > > > According to our release page, Apache ORC release cadence requires > > one or two years for the next minor version. > > > > https://orc.apache.org/docs/releases.html > > - 1.4.0: 2017-05-08 > > - 1.5.0: 2018-05-14 (About 1 year and 6 days) > > - 1.6.0: 2019-09-03 (About 1 year and 4 month) > > - 1.7.0: 2021-09-15 (About 2 years and 12 days) > > - 1.8.0: 2023-09-15 (About 2 years?) > > > > Apache ORC release cadence is also related to the EOL of the old > releases. > > For example, > > - 1.5.x was maintained for 40 months and was archived on 2021-09-15. > > - 1.6.x EOL is expected on 2022-09-03 if we maintain it for 3 years. > > - 1.7.x EOL is expected on 2024-09-15 if we maintain it for 3 years. > > > > What is your expectation on Apache ORC release cadence? > > > > Dongjoon > > >
