Thanks, Gang, for helping out for these releases.
Question: I was playing with release process and seems only committers can push 
to the repository. Can the contributors get the permission? 

> 
> On Aug 25, 2025, at 12:58 AM, Fokko Driesprong <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Go for it :)
> 
> Op ma 25 aug 2025 om 09:40 schreef Gang Wu <[email protected]>:
> 
>> Sounds good! I can also help with these two releases.
>> 
>> Let me start the format release unless someone beats me :)
>> 
>> Best,
>> Gang
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM Fokko Driesprong <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I agree with Gábor. Yesterday, a PR has been merged
>>> <
>>> 
>> https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/commits/dac5a35040ab57000b84246746c5c9cb25267261/src/main/thrift
>>>> 
>>> that also touches the Thrift file. I think the release should be
>>> pretty straightforward, and I'm happy to help out with both releases.
>>> 
>>> Kind regards,
>>> Fokko
>>> 
>>> Op ma 25 aug 2025 om 09:00 schreef Gábor Szádovszky <[email protected]>:
>>> 
>>>> I think it would be cleaner to have a parquet-format release with the
>>>> finalized spec first. Referencing it in the parquet-java release would
>>>> state clearly that it is (supposed to) working according to the
>> finalized
>>>> specification.
>>>> 
>>>> Gabor
>>>> 
>>>> Gang Wu <[email protected]> ezt írta (időpont: 2025. aug. 25., H,
>> 4:48):
>>>> 
>>>>> The vote [1] for finalizing variant spec has passed so it's time to
>>>> revive
>>>>> this discussion.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I just checked all the commits [2] to parquet-format since the last
>>>> release
>>>>> and found
>>>>> that there is no thrift definition change. All commits are about
>>>>> clarification or fixing typos.
>>>>> Should we skip the format release and directly jump to the
>> parquet-java
>>>>> release?
>>>>> 
>>>>> [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/mr2voh7twz2hql4y59x5c7o32kntmbvm
>>>>> [2]
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>> https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/commits/master/?since=2025-03-24
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Gang
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM Gang Wu <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks for the heads up!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Yes, I think a formal vote is required before merging the PR.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> Gang
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM Aihua Xu <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi community,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Let me know if a vote process is needed or we can review in
>>>>>>> https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/pull/509 (which is to
>>> remove
>>>>> the
>>>>>>> under development lines).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Aihua
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM Aihua Xu <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi Micah and community,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> We’ve generated the test files from Go (PR #94
>>>>>>>> <https://github.com/apache/parquet-testing/pull/94>) and
>>>> successfully
>>>>>>>> validated them in Parquet-Java (PR #3258
>>>>>>>> <https://github.com/apache/parquet-java/pull/3258>). During
>>>> testing,
>>>>> we
>>>>>>>> identified two minor issues in the Go generation:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>   1.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>   The spec version should be *1* instead of *0*.
>>>>>>>>   2.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>   The Parquet TIME type should be TIME(isAdjustedToUTC=false,
>>>> MICROS)
>>>>>>>>   instead of TIME(isAdjustedToUTC=true, MICROS).
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> These issues have already been addressed by Matt.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Looking ahead, here’s what I propose for closing out the Variant
>>>>>>> release:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>   1.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>   Start a vote to finalize the Variant spec (removing the two
>>> lines
>>>>>>>>   under *active development*).
>>>>>>>>   2.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>   Start a vote for the Parquet-Java 1.16.0 release.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Please share your thoughts on these next steps, or let me know
>> if
>>>> you
>>>>>>> see
>>>>>>>> anything else we should address before proceeding.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Aihua
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM Micah Kornfield <
>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> You want to see if the write path in GO is compatible? Let
>>>>>>>>>> me check with Matt on this.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Yes, IIUC, I think there are now multiple OSS reader
>>>> implementations,
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>> have all been validated against parquet-java writing.  So I
>> think
>>>> it
>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>> important we validate a second writer can produce files that
>> can
>>> be
>>>>>>> read
>>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>>> parquet-java.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>> Micah
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM Aihua Xu <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Micah,
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> What we have done is to generate a large set of the test
>> cases
>>>> from
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> Iceberg project and validate in Java and GO. All of those
>>>>>>>>> implementations
>>>>>>>>>> are independent. You want to see if the write path in GO is
>>>>>>> compatible?
>>>>>>>>> Let
>>>>>>>>>> me check with Matt on this.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>> Aihua
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM Micah Kornfield <
>>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> We have completed cross-language validation for variant
>> and
>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>> implementation compatibility appears solid
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Great, apologies if I missed it but did we verify Java
>> being
>>>> able
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> read
>>>>>>>>>>> Go's output?
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM Aihua Xu <[email protected]
>>> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> We have completed cross-language validation for variant
>> and
>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>> implementation compatibility appears solid. Matt has
>> raised
>>>>> some
>>>>>>>>>> comments
>>>>>>>>>>>> regarding how to handle invalid cases. In fact, we had a
>>> long
>>>>>>>>>> discussion
>>>>>>>>>>>> during the spec development about whether to explicitly
>>>> define
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> behavior
>>>>>>>>>>>> for such cases. We should be able to clear that out soon.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 8, 2025, at 2:35 PM, Jia Yu <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Gang,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for letting me know.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Would it make sense to create a new Parquet Java branch
>>>> that
>>>>>>>>> includes
>>>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>>>>>> other commits except the Variant type implementation?
>>> That
>>>>>>> way, we
>>>>>>>>>>> could
>>>>>>>>>>>>> release a version without Variant entirely.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> We’re eager to get the Geo type released, but at the
>> same
>>>>>>> time, we
>>>>>>>>>>> don’t
>>>>>>>>>>>>> want to rush the Variant work or ship something that’s
>>> not
>>>>>>> fully
>>>>>>>>>> ready.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jia
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM Gang Wu <
>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parquet-cpp does not implement variant type yet, so it
>>> is
>>>>>>> safe to
>>>>>>>>>>>> release
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the geo types. IIUC, there is no easy way to block
>> users
>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>>> producing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> files with variant types in parquet-java, so this is
>> the
>>>>> main
>>>>>>>>>> concern.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps Aihua can provide an update on the progress?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gang
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 8, 2025 at 5:11 AM Jia Yu <
>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for all your hard work on Parquet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry for my ignorance, but I’d like to better
>>> understand
>>>>> why
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>> Parquet
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Java release for Geo types is currently tied to the
>>>> Variant
>>>>>>> type
>>>>>>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Arrow C++ (Parquet C++) has already been released
>> with
>>>> Geo
>>>>>>> type
>>>>>>>>>>>> support,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and it doesn’t seem to have encountered similar
>> issues.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Geo type support in Iceberg has been stalled for
>>>>> several
>>>>>>>>> months
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Iceberg PMC cannot review or merge the
>>> implementation
>>>>>>> until
>>>>>>>>>>>> there’s a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> corresponding Parquet Java release.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Would it be possible to proceed with a new Parquet
>> Java
>>>>>>> release
>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>> Geo,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and mark the Variant type as experimental or keep it
>>>>> behind a
>>>>>>>>>> feature
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flag?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I’d really appreciate your thoughts on this and am
>>>> looking
>>>>>>>>> forward
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> response.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jia
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM Aihua Xu <
>>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Seems the concern from Gabor is that we should
>>> finalize
>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> Variant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spec
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/blob/master/VariantEncoding.md
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>> https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/blob/master/VariantShredding.md
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ),
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have a parquet-format release, and then move forward
>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>> parquet-java
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> release. I totally agree.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We should have met the requirement with two
>> reference
>>>>>>>>>>> implementations
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Variant in open source and I will start a VOTE
>> thread
>>>>>>>>> separately
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> close
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out the Variant spec if no objections.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the discussions.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aihua
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM Andrew Lamb <
>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At this point, I’d like to check if we have enough
>>>>>>>>>> implementation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coverage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to move forward with finalizing the Variant spec.
>>>> Would
>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>> make
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sense
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> start a vote thread at this stage?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In my opinion we have sufficient open source
>>>>>>> implementations
>>>>>>>>> (the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Golang
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implementation on arrow-go) and a vote to finalize
>>> the
>>>>> spec
>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> appropriate (and welcome)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From my experience working on the Rust
>> implementation
>>>> so
>>>>>>> far,
>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> found
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the spec clear and easy to understand, the design
>>> well
>>>>>>> thought
>>>>>>>>>> out,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have not encountered anything that would require
>> any
>>>>>>> changes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kudos to the team who designed and wrote the spec
>> for
>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>> feature,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Andrew
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM Jia Yu <
>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Aihua!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The geo type implementation in Iceberg is
>> currently
>>>>>>> blocked
>>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> release. Really looking forward to it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jia
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM Gábor Szádovszky
>> <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My concern was related to the current stage of
>> the
>>>>>>> Variant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> specification
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and the fact that we started talking about
>>> releasing
>>>>>>>>>> parquet-java
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Variant features.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If we formally release parquet-format with the
>>>>> finalized
>>>>>>>>>> Variant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spec
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first, then I have no concerns about writing
>>> Variant
>>>>>>> values
>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> upcoming
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parquet-java release. Otherwise, we need to block
>>> it
>>>> by
>>>>>>>>> default
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mark
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as an experimental feature.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gabor
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aihua Xu <[email protected]> ezt írta (időpont:
>>>> 2025.
>>>>>>> júl.
>>>>>>>>>> 16.,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sze,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 19:37):
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Gabor and all,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here’s my current understanding of the progress
>> on
>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Variant*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> support
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Parquet:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Per Parquet's requirements, we need at least
>> two
>>>>>>>>> reference
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  implementations to finalize the Variant
>> logical
>>>> type
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> specification.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  The community is actively working on Java, Go,
>>> and
>>>>>>> Rust
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implementations:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     Java already has the encoding and shredding
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implementations
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> place:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        Variant Decoding <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>> https://github.com/apache/parquet-java/pull/3197>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        Variant Encoding <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>> https://github.com/apache/parquet-java/pull/3202>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        Variant Shredding Writer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        <
>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/apache/parquet-java/issues/3223>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        Variant Shredding Reader
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        <
>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/apache/parquet-java/issues/3211>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     Go also includes encoding and shredding
>>>> support:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        Variant Encoding/Decoding
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        <
>>>> https://github.com/apache/arrow-go/pull/344>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        Variant Shredding <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/apache/arrow-go/pull/434>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>        -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     Rust is currently working on the shredding
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implementation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In addition to these, we already have a full
>>> Variant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implementation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Apache Iceberg, as well as in some closed-source
>>>>>>> engines.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At this point, I’d like to check if we have
>> enough
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implementation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coverage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to move forward with finalizing the Variant
>> spec.
>>>>> Would
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>> make
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sense
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> start a vote thread at this stage?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ultimately, our goal is to release a new version
>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parquet-format
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parquet-java that includes the Variant logical
>>> type,
>>>>> so
>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Iceberg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other engines can officially depend on it and
>>>> proceed
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> further
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implementation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Let me know your thoughts and how we should
>>> proceed.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aihua
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM Gábor
>> Szádovszky
>>> <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I was not able to open the recordings of the
>> last
>>>>>>> meeting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> permission issues. (Shouldn't these be
>> accessible
>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anyone?)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, I'm not sure if you have talked about this,
>>> but
>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Variant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spec
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> still not final. Since parquet-java already has
>>>>> Variant
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> support,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prevent writing potentially invalid Variant
>> data
>>>> with
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> proper
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> logical
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> types we will use for the finalized spec? Is it
>>>>> behind
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feature
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flag?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gabor
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aihua Xu <[email protected]> ezt írta
>> (időpont:
>>>>> 2025.
>>>>>>>>> júl.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 11.,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> P,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 19:33):
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi community,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As discussed in the last community sync-up
>>>> meeting,
>>>>>>> I'd
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> proceed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with releasing *Parquet-Java 1.16.0*, which
>> will
>>>>>>> include
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> support
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *geo-type* and *variant*.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please let me know if you have any objections
>> or
>>>> if
>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> upcoming
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changes you'd like to include in this release.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aihua
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
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