hi folks! As previously mentioned during ANNOUNCE emails for Apache HBase 1.2 releases, there are no further releases planned from branch-1.2. Apache HBase 1.2.12 was the final release, and it is still available from archive.apache.org.
Users of 1.2 based releases should upgrade to the current stable release (currently 1.4.9) as soon as possible. Thank you again to all the contributors who made branch-1.2 successful over its 3+ year lifespan. -busbey