I think this highly depends on what issues are found, e.g. critical bugs that impact wide use cases, or security bugs.
On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Dongjoon Hyun <dongj...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi, All. > > Do we have a release plan of Apache Spark 1.6.4? > > Up to my knowledge, Apache Spark community has been focusing on latest two > versions. > There was no official release of Apache Spark *X.X.4* so far. It's also > well-documented on Apache Spark home page (Versioning policy; > http://spark.apache.org/versioning-policy.html) > > > A minor release usually sees 1-2 maintenance releases in the 6 months > following its first release. > > So, personally, I don't expect Apache Spark 1.6.4. After Apache Spark 2.1 > will be released very soon, 2.1 and 2.0 will be the two major versions > which the most community effort is going to focus on. > > However, *literally*, two major versions of Apache Spark will be Apache > Spark 1.X (1.6.3) and Apache Spark 2.X. Since there is API compatibility > issues between major versions, I guess 1.6.X will survive for a while like > JDK7. > > If possible, could we have a clear statement whether there is a plan for > 1.6.4 on homepage? > > Bests, > Dongjoon. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@spark.apache.org > >
