Hi, I've been looking over the fixed and open bugs for the 10.3 release, and there is a lot of good stuff...
However, there are also some worrying aspects: - There are a number of Critical bugs open, most without any indication of getting a fix. See: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&pid=10594&priority=2&resolution=-1 - There are a number of intermittent test regressions so we're not getting consistently clean test runs. Just look at the platform testing list to see this: http://wiki.apache.org/db-derby/TenThreePlatformTesting In addition, there are 7 items which never received any Buddy testing... Further, we still ran into a deterioration in the suites.All at one point, requiring running with extra memory on many systems, which was never addressed. - There are a largish number of open bugs, many of which are marked affects 10.3., i.e. affect the new functionality added with 10.3. On the other hand, it seems to me some of the current functionality, is eagerly awaited by the user community. A number of the critical bugs are not new with 10.3., or are related to security, which may, or may not affect a number of our users...And none of them have an owner... So, I intend to continue with my stated plan of generating a Release Candidate and call a vote next Monday, but I would suggest we plan for a bug fix release off the 10.3 branch to specifically drive down the number of bugs... Thx, Myrna
