This is not a [VOTE] thread. Everyone is encourage to participate. I am volunteering to be a release manager for 2.8.0. I am provisionally testing
https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=incubator-impala.git;a=tree;h=4fa9270e647b9c097295dcc13d97136cca3139ad;hb=4fa9270e647b9c097295dcc13d97136cca3139ad to branch from. Are there any objections to releasing 2.8.0 soon? Keep in mind this is not your last chance to speak - there will be at least two votes one for PPMC releasing and one for IPMC releasing. See https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/IMPALA/DRAFT%3A+How+to+Release
