As the first step of getting Apache HAWQ ready for its journey towards ASF family, after some discussion with mentors, I'd like to propose a HAWQ release in Nov 2015 and volunteer myself as the release manager.
Here's a few details. - *Scope / Release Criteria*: Clear all potential IP issues in the current code base and make it legally ready to be adopted by the community. - *Release Type*: Source code only, no binaries, but we'll make sure the infrastructure is good to compile a build. - *Release Version*: "2.0.0.0-beta-incubating" - *Commit SHA*: TBD, depends on the IP cleanup and attribution work The process would be 1. get the feedback from the community on the scope of the release (this email) 2. produce a release candidate source tarball 3. start PPMC voting (re-spin if needed) 4. start IPMC voting (re-spin if needed) Please reply if you have questions, concerns or other thoughts. Thanks. -Goden
