To give you a clearer sense of timeline, I am thinking we branch for 2.5 at the end of this current month (October), so we can have a month to stabilize, then try a 2.5.0RC0 in December.
On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 10:36 AM Andrew Purtell <apurt...@apache.org> wrote: > We are thinking about bringing backup back to branch-2 on HBASE-26301, so > it can receive more attention and ultimately be prepared for release. > Before we do that, because we have collected a few things in branch-2 > already that motivate a 2.5 release, I plan to branch for 2.5 soon, as > branch-2.5, and begin stabilization efforts for a 2.5.0 release. Backup > would make a nice motivator for a future 2.6 release. > > I volunteer to RM the upcoming 2.5 release line and you can expect the > first release by the end of the year. > > Branch-2.4 will continue to see releasing on roughly a monthly cadence. > > Related, our Nick asked us to revive previous threads "[DISCUSS] Updating > the 'stable' pointer to 2.4.2" [0] and "[DISCUSS] EOL 2.3" [1]. It would be > great, if you are reading this note with interest, if you could help move > those discussions forward. > > [0]: > > https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1cc4528a6a35cd1b0d38398aa61ad642a368901795d6970544d0a0a9%40%3Cdev.hbase.apache.org%3E > [1]: > > https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1ed22b0223920ae68eb48d0208cbc1a673f4ddf96b548a16601dc471%40%3Cdev.hbase.apache.org%3E > > -- > Best regards, > Andrew > > Words like orphans lost among the crosstalk, meaning torn from truth's > decrepit hands > - A23, Crosstalk > -- Best regards, Andrew Words like orphans lost among the crosstalk, meaning torn from truth's decrepit hands - A23, Crosstalk
