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> On Aug 30, 2017, at 14:36, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> wrote:
> 
> Here is my +1
> 
> Ralph
> 
>> On Aug 26, 2017, at 7:45 PM, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>> 
>> This is a vote to release Log4j 2.9.0 the next version of the Log4j 2 
>> project.
>> 
>> Please download, test, and cast your votes on the log4j developers list.
>> [] +1, release the artifacts
>> [] -1, don't release because...
>> 
>> The vote will remain open for 72 hours (or more if required). All votes are 
>> welcome and we encourage everyone to test the release, but only Logging PMC 
>> votes are “officially” counted. As always, at least 3 +1 votes and more 
>> positive than negative votes are required.
>> Changes in this version include:
>> 
>> <https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES.md#new-features>New
>>  Features
>> 
>> LOG4J2-2008 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2008>: Support 
>> printing multiple StructuredData elements in RFC5424Layout.
>> LOG4J2-1986 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1986>: Public API 
>> for parsing the output from JsonLayout/XmlLayout/YamlLayout into a LogEvent.
>> LOG4J2-1981 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1981>: JsonLayout, 
>> XmlLayout and YamlLayout support 0-byte termination of log events.
>> LOG4J2-1864 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1864>: Support 
>> capped collections for MongoDb appender. Thanks to Matthias Kappeller.
>> LOG4J2-1813 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1813>: Log4j2 will 
>> now print all internal logging to the console if system property 
>> log4j2.debug is defined with any value (or no value).
>> LOG4J2-1766 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1766>: Temporary 
>> compress directory during rollover (#88). Thanks to Pierrick HYMBERT.
>> LOG4J2-1814 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1814>: Added 
>> wrapper classes CustomLoggerGenerator and ExtendedLoggerGenerator to avoid 
>> class name with a dollar ($) character which has special meaning in many 
>> *nix command line environments.
>> LOG4J2-1884 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1884>: Added 
>> process ID (pid) pattern converter.
>> LOG4J2-1699 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1699>: 
>> Configurable Log File Permissions with PosixFilePermission. Thanks to 
>> Demetrios Dimatos, Pierrick HYMBERT.
>> LOG4J2-1945 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1945>: Generate 
>> source jas for all test jars.
>> LOG4J2-1934 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1934>: JMS 
>> Appender does not know how to recover from a broken connection.
>> LOG4J2-1955 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1955>: JMS 
>> Appender should be able connect to a broker (later) even it is not present 
>> at configuration time.
>> LOG4J2-1874 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1874>: Added 
>> methods ::writeBytes(ByteBuffer) and ::writeBytes(byte[], int, int) to 
>> ByteBufferDestination interface and use these methods in TextEncoderHelper 
>> where possible to prepare for future enhancements to reduce lock contention. 
>> Thanks to Roman Leventov.
>> LOG4J2-1442 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1442>: Generic 
>> HTTP appender.
>> LOG4J2-1935 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1935>: Add 
>> with(String, primitive) methods to 
>> org.apache.logging.log4j.message.MapMessage.
>> LOG4J2-1930 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1930>: Add 
>> forEach() methods to org.apache.logging.log4j.message.MapMessage.
>> LOG4J2-1932 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1932>: Add 
>> containsKey() methods to org.apache.logging.log4j.message.MapMessage.
>> LOG4J2-1854 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1854>: Support 
>> null byte delimiter in GelfLayout. Thanks to Xavier Jodoin.
>> LOG4J2-1359 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1359>: Add support 
>> for Java 9 StackWalker.
>> LOG4J2-1880 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1880>: Warn when a 
>> configuration file for an inactive ConfigurationFactory is found.
>> LOG4J2-1855 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1855>: Add an 
>> optional random delay in TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy Thanks to Anthony Maire.
>> LOG4J2-1860 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1860>: Shortcut to 
>> add Property and KeyValuePair component in ConfigurationBuilder.
>> LOG4J2-1294 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1294>: The JMS 
>> Appender should use a JMS MapMessage for a Log4j MapMessage.
>> <https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES.md#fixed-bugs>Fixed
>>  Bugs
>> 
>> LOG4J2-1833 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1833>: Prevent 
>> NullPointerException when a file name is specified with the 
>> DirectWriteRolloverStrategy.
>> LOG4J2-2018 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2018>: Fix 
>> incorrect documentation for LoggerNameLevelRewritePolicy.
>> LOG4J2-922 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-922>: Parameter of 
>> mdcId in SyslogAppender has no default value. Thanks to angus.aqlu, Paul 
>> Burrowes.
>> LOG4J2-2001 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2001>: 
>> StyleConverter.newInstance argument validation is incorrect. Thanks to Paul 
>> Burrowes.
>> LOG4J2-1999 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1999>: 
>> HighlightConverter converts all unrecognized levels to DEBUG. Thanks to Paul 
>> Burrowes.
>> LOG4J2-2013 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2013>: 
>> SslSocketManager does not apply SSLContext on TCP reconnect. Thanks to 
>> Taylor Patton, Gary Gregory.
>> LOG4J2-2016 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2016>: Mark 
>> FileRenameAction as successful when using alternative ways to move files. 
>> Thanks to Benjamin Jaton.
>> LOG4J2-2012 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2012>: No 
>> compression when using a separate drive in Linux. Thanks to Benjamin Jaton.
>> LOG4J2-1888 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1888>: Log4j 
>> throws a java.nio.charset.UnsupportedCharsetException: cp65001. Thanks to 
>> Misagh Moayyed.
>> LOG4J2-1990 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1990>: 
>> ConcurrentModificationException logging a parameter of type Map. Thanks to 
>> Philippe Mouawad.
>> LOG4J2-1311 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1311>: 
>> SocketAppender will lose several events after re-connection to server. 
>> Thanks to Xibing Liang.
>> LOG4J2-1977 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1977>: Consider 
>> the StringBuilder's capacity instead of content length when trimming. Thanks 
>> to Jerry xnslong.
>> LOG4J2-1971 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1971>: Register 
>> log4j-core as an OSGi service. Skip tests for LOG4J2-1766 on MacOS. Use 
>> group "staff" for LOG4J2-1699 test on MacOS.
>> LOG4J2-1994 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1994>: 
>> TcpSocketServer does not close accepted Sockets.
>> LOG4J2-1987 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1987>: Log4J JUL 
>> Bridge and RMI Security Manager causes access denied 
>> ("java.util.logging.LoggingPermission" "control") Thanks to Andreas Felder.
>> LOG4J2-1982 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1982>: 
>> Log4j-config.xsd only allows one AppenderRef element for each Logger 
>> element. Thanks to Christoph Lembeck.
>> LOG4J2-1985 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1985>: Fix default 
>> buffer size to match documentation (from 8102 to 8192 a.k.a. 8KB.) Thanks to 
>> Kenneth McFarland.
>> LOG4J2-1912 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1912>: 
>> CompositeConfiguration logs warning "Unable to determine URI for 
>> configuration." However, the reconfiguration is completed. Thanks to R Ri.
>> LOG4J2-1964 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1964>: Dynamic 
>> reconfiguration does not work for filePattern of RollingFile. Thanks to 
>> Pierrick HYMBERT.
>> LOG4J2-1961 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1961>: Reconfigure 
>> breaks DirectWriteRolloverStrategy. Thanks to Christian Vent.
>> LOG4J2-1943 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1943>: The 
>> eventPrefix attribute was being ignored in the RFC5424Layout.
>> LOG4J2-1953 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1953>: JndiManager 
>> is not released when the JmsAppender builder catches an exception trying to 
>> build itself.
>> LOG4J2-1911 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1911>: Improve the 
>> documentation of the DynamicThresholdFilter.
>> LOG4J2-1929 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1929>: 
>> EOFException with FormattedMessage. Thanks to Borys Sokolov.
>> LOG4J2-1948 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1948>: Trim levels 
>> read from properties file to remove trailing spaces. Thanks to Michael Lück.
>> LOG4J2-1971 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1971>: 
>> ClassCastException: org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.SystemBundleLoader$1 
>> cannot be cast to java.lang.ClassLoader. Thanks to liwenxian2017.
>> LOG4J2-1876 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1876>: More 
>> reliable checking for runtime dependencies.
>> LOG4J2-1867 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1867>: Fix 
>> configuration documentation.
>> LOG4J2-1858 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1858>: Ensure the 
>> ThreadLocal StringBuilder in ParameterizedMessage won't hold excessively 
>> much memory after logging a long message.
>> LOG4J2-1885 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1885>: Fix 
>> documentation about default additivity value for loggers.
>> LOG4J2-1920 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1920>: 
>> ScriptEngineManager is not available in Android and causes a 
>> NoClassDefFoundError. Thanks to Ajitha.
>> LOG4J2-1989 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1989>: Clarify 
>> Javadoc for AbstractTriggeringPolicy. Thanks to Kenneth McFarland.
>> LOG4J2-1993 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1993>: Fix 
>> compiler warnings in LoggerConfigTest. Thanks to Kenneth McFarland.
>> <https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES.md#changes>Changes
>> 
>> LOG4J2-1928 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1928>: Add support 
>> for DirectWriteRolloverStrategy to RollingRandomAcessFileAppender.
>> LOG4J2-2022 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2022>: 
>> RFC5424Layout now prints the process id.
>> LOG4J2-2020 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2020>: Remove 
>> default layout from KafkaAppender.
>> LOG4J2-2023 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2023>: Use a 
>> class' canonical name instead of name to create its logger name.
>> LOG4J2-2015 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2015>: Allow 
>> KeyStoreConfiguration and TrustStoreConfiguration to find files as resources.
>> LOG4J2-2011 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2011>: Replace 
>> JCommander command line parser with picocli to let users run Log4j2 utility 
>> applications without requiring an external dependency.
>> LOG4J2-1984 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1984>: Allow 
>> maxLength of StructuredData to be specified by the user.
>> LOG4J2-1071 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1071>: Allow for 
>> bufferSize=0 in SMTP appender. Thanks to Ben Ludkiewicz, Benjamin Jaton.
>> LOG4J2-1261 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1261>: Async 
>> Loggers no longer use deprecated LMAX Disruptor APIs. (Disruptor-3.3.3 or 
>> higher is now required.)
>> LOG4J2-1908 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1908>: Improved 
>> error message when misconfigured with multiple incompatible appenders 
>> targeting same file.
>> LOG4J2-1954 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1954>: 
>> Configurations with multiple root loggers now fail loudly.
>> LOG4J2-1958 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1958>: Deprecate 
>> SerializedLayout and remove it as default.
>> LOG4J2-1959 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1959>: Disable DTD 
>> processing in XML configuration files.
>> LOG4J2-1950 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1950>: Fix docker 
>> build with jdk9 requirements (#84). Thanks to Pierrick HYMBERT.
>> LOG4J2-1801 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1801>: Add more 
>> detail to WARN "Ignoring log event" messages printed to the console after 
>> log4j was shut down.
>> LOG4J2-1926 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1926>: Facilitate 
>> log4j use in Android applications: remove dependency on RMI and Management 
>> APIs from log4j-api.
>> LOG4J2-1956 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1956>: JMS 
>> Appender broker password should be a char[], not a String.
>> LOG4J2-1917 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1917>: Support 
>> using java.util.ServiceLoader to locate Log4j 2 API providers.
>> LOG4J2-1966 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1966>: Include 
>> separator option of PatternLayout in manual (and other updates). Thanks to M 
>> Sazzadul Hoque.
>> LOG4J2-1851 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1851>: Move server 
>> components from log4j-core to new log4-server module.
>> LOG4J2-1991 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1991>: Refactor 
>> SimpleMessage to be concise and clear (#100) Thanks to .
>> LOG4J2-2017 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-2017>: Update 
>> Jackson from 2.8.9 to 2.9.0.
>> LOG4J2-1868 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1868>: Update 
>> ZeroMQ's JeroMQ from 0.3.6 to 0.4.0.
>> LOG4J2-1960 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1960>: Update 
>> ZeroMQ's JeroMQ from 0.4.0 to 0.4.1.
>> LOG4J2-1974 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1974>: Update 
>> ZeroMQ's JeroMQ from 0.4.1 to 0.4.2.
>> LOG4J2-1869 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1869>: Update 
>> Kafka client from 0.10.1.1 to 0.10.2.0
>> LOG4J2-1962 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1962>: Update 
>> Kafka client from 0.10.2.0 to 0.11.0.0
>> LOG4J2-1872 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1872>: Update 
>> JavaMail from 1.5.5 to 1.5.6.
>> LOG4J2-1879 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1879>: Update 
>> JAnsi from 1.14 to 1.15.
>> LOG4J2-1877 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1877>: Missing 
>> documentation for Max index limit in DefaultRolloverStrategy. Thanks to 
>> Chandra Tungathurthi.
>> LOG4J2-1899 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1899>: Add missing 
>> getters to classes in package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.net.ssl.
>> LOG4J2-1900 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1900>: Update 
>> JAnsi from 1.15 to 1.16.
>> LOG4J2- <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2->: Update SLF4J from 
>> 1.7.24 to 1.7.25.
>> LOG4J2-1938 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1938>: Update 
>> Jackson from 2.8.7 to 2.8.9.
>> LOG4J2-1970 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1970>: Update 
>> HdrHistogram from 2.1.8 to 2.1.9.
>> LOG4J2-1975 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1975>: Update 
>> javax.persistence from 2.1.0 to 2.1.1.
>> LOG4J2-1976 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-1976>: Update 
>> org.osgi.core from 4.3.1 to 6.0.0.
>> Tag: 
>> a)  for a new copy do "git clone 
>> https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2.git 
>> <https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/logging-log4j2.git>" and then "git 
>> checkout tags/log4j-2.9-rc1”
>> b) for an existing working copy to “git pull” and then “git checkout 
>> tags/log4j-2.9-rc1”
>> Web Site:  
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>>  <http://rgoers.github.io/log4j2-site/index.html>
>> 
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>> You may download all the Maven artifacts by executing:
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>> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachelogging-1029/org/apache/logging/log4j/
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>> Ralph
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