Presented for feedback / discussion: draft ANNOUNCE message for the user@accumulo list.
I think the Apache release rules prevent me including language like "here's where you can get the unreleased work to date" or "you should download patches from jira and apply them" ---------- Accumulo users, Recently the Accumulo community has voted to end support for the 1.4 line of development[1]. For users, the practical implications are: 1) The Accumulo PMC does not plan to make further releases on the 1.4 line and strongly encourages users to upgrade to a supported release[2]. 2) Download links for the 1.4 releases are now expected to only be available from the archive[3]. 3) Open tickets will no longer accept target fixes for the 1.4.x series. 4) Documentation specific to the 1.4 line has been moved to an "old documentation" page[4]. Users should still file tickets against existing 1.4 releases for issues that arise but are strongly encouraged to verify if the problem also applies to a supported release. Work on the 1.4 line since the 1.4.5 release has been preserved but the PMC does not intend to release it. Those interested in contributions that apply to problems in the 1.4 line post end-of-life should become involved in the developer mailing list for further details[5]. -Sean [1]: http://s.apache.org/accumulo_1.4_end_of_development_vote_result [2]: http://accumulo.apache.org/downloads/ [3]: https://archive.apache.org/dist/accumulo/ [4]: http://accumulo.apache.org/old_documentation.html [5]: http://accumulo.apache.org/mailing_list.html
