1. This is a call for vote to release Apache DataSketches-memory candidate version: 6.0.0-RC3.
- This version of DataSketches-memory requires Java 21 and leverages the new Panama (FFM) preview release with Java 21 and JEP 442. As a result, you may need to add "--enable-preview" as a run-time flag to the JVM. - This release corrects some issues discovered in the release 5.0.0. If you are interested please read the introduction to the datasketches-memory PR#249 <https://github.com/apache/datasketches-memory/pull/249>. - This RC3 candidate also corrects a bug discovered by Paweł Wiejacha <https://github.com/pawel-wiejacha>. See PR#253 <https://github.com/apache/datasketches-memory/pull/253> - This RC3 candidate also corrects a bug I discovered just before we almost released RC2. It is documented in https://github.com/apache/datasketches-memory/pull/260. 2. Source repository: - https://github.com/apache/datasketches-memory - Git Tag for this release: - https://github.com/apache/datasketches-memory/tree/6.0.0-RC3 on branch 6.0.X - Git HashId for this release starts with: *ff1d192* 3. The Release Candidate / Zip Repository: - https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/datasketches/memory/6.0.0-RC3/ - The public signing key can be found in the KEYS file: - https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/datasketches/KEYS - The artifacts have been signed with --keyid-format SHORT : *8CD4A902* 4. Repository: Maven Central [Nexus](http://repository.apache.org) (Jar Artifacts): - https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/org/apache/datasketches/datasketches-memory/6.0.0/ 5. Build & Test Guide: - https://github.com/apache/datasketches-memory/blob/6.0.0-RC3/README.md 6. The vote will be performed as follows: - This letter will be published on dev@ and remain open for at least 72 hours (excluding weekends and holidays), AND until at least 3 (+1) PMC votes or a majority of (+1) PMC votes are acquired. - Anyone in the community can vote. - This vote will close no earlier than Friday, Feb 21, 2025, 4:00 PM PST. Please vote accordingly: [ ] +1 approve [ ] +0 no opinion [ ] -1 disapprove with the reason Thanks, Lee Rhodes lee...@apache.org
