Please vote on this release candidate (RC0) for Apache HBase 1.6.0. The VOTE will remain open for at least 72 hours.
The tag to be voted on is '1.6.0RC0' (5ec5a5b115), available for download at https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/hbase/1.6.0RC0/ Maven artifacts are available in a staging repository at https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachehbase-1383 A list of the 73 issues resolved in this release can be found at https://s.apache.org/b7eml A list of exclude patters for the known flaky unit tests can be found at: https://builds.apache.org/view/H-L/view/HBase/job/HBase-Find-Flaky-Tests/job/branch-1/ A detailed source and binary compatibility report for this release is available at https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/hbase/1.6.0RC0/api_compare_1.5.0_to_1.6.0RC0.html . There are no binary or source compatibility issues reported. Prior to making this announcement I made the following preflight checks: RAT check passes (7u80) Unit test suite passes (7u80, 8u232) -- Best regards, Andrew