Avro 1.3.0 is now available. In this release: - the Avro file format has been revised and simplified; - the source tree and release artifacts have been restructured; - the Java port has been significantly optimized; - the Python port has been largely rewritten; - the C port is now considerably more complete, supporting data files; - a Ruby port has been added, supporting data files and RPC.
Release artifacts may be downloaded from a mirror at: http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/hadoop/avro/avro-1.3.0/ The Java release is available through Maven. The full change list is at: http://tinyurl.com/avro130relnotes Doug
