Wow, you read my mind. I was just thinking about this exact thing this morning.
On Mar 25, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Sean Owen wrote: > Maybe it's the first flush of springtime that's reinvigorated activity, but > I do see significantly more activity in the last week or two. That's great. > Especially since a lot of the activity is going into older issues too. The > number of open issues is declining; it was over 70 a month or two ago and is > now down to just over 50. That's a good trend. > > Our 0.4 release was Oct 31 2010. Given a general pattern of releasing every > 6 months, that would suggest end of April for 0.5. I see no reason to rush, > but reason to start asking those release questions: > > - What do we want out of 0.5 as a release? I suggest it be viewed as nearly > a release candidate for 1.0; the APIs and functionality should be > substantially set by 0.5, to be polished for a 1.0 release in Q4. +1. I think it would also be good to get a release out before GSOC starts. > - What is marked for 0.5 that just isn't realistically going to be done by > anyone in a few weeks? > - What isn't in JIRA for 0.5 that would be nice for 0.5? I haven't looked yet, but will try to in the coming days. > > In particular, there are 24 issues still marked as targeted for 0.5. Here's > an open invitation to punt issues to unscheduled, and for fixing/resolving > issues. > > I think 0.5 will also be a good milestone to ask if anyone wants to become > an emeritus committer. > > Best, > Sean > > > > TKeySummaryAssigneeReporterPStatusResolutionCreatedUpdatedDue<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-293>[image: > Improvement] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-293>MAHOUT-293<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-293> > > Add more tunable parameters to PFPGrowth > implementation<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-293> > Robin > Anil<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=robinanil>Robin > Anil > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=robinanil>[image: > Major][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*15/Feb/1001/Mar/11 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-294>[image: > Improvement] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-294>MAHOUT-294<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-294> > > Uniform API behavior for > Jobs<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-294> > *Unassigned*Robin > Anil<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=robinanil>[image: > Major][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*16/Feb/1031/Jan/11 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-308>[image: > Improvement] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-308>MAHOUT-308<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-308> > > Improve Lanczos to handle extremely large feature sets (without > hashing)<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-308> > Jake > Mannix<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=jake.mannix>Jake > Mannix<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=jake.mannix>[image: > Major][image: Patch Available] Patch Available*Unresolved*24/Feb/1001/Mar/11 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-319>[image: > Improvement]<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-319> > MAHOUT-319 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-319> > > SVD solvers should be gracefully > stoppable/restartable<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-319> > Jake > Mannix<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=jake.mannix>Jake > Mannix<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=jake.mannix>[image: > Major][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*01/Mar/1003/Nov/10 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-369>[image: > Bug] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-369>MAHOUT-369<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-369> > > Issues with DistributedLanczosSolver > output<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-369> > Jake > Mannix<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=jake.mannix>Danny > Leshem > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=dleshem>[image: > Major][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*07/Apr/1001/Mar/11 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-384>[image: > New Feature] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-384>MAHOUT-384<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-384> > > Implement of AVF algorithm<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-384> > Robin > Anil<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=robinanil>tony > cui > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=tony.cui>[image: > Major][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*22/Apr/1026/Jan/11 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-399>[image: > Bug] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-399>MAHOUT-399<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-399> > > LDA on Mahout 0.3 does not converge to correct solution for overlapping > pyramids toy problem. <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-399> > Ted > Dunning<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=tdunning>Michael > Lazarus<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=mikelazarus>[image: > Major][image: Open] > Open*Unresolved*24/May/1008/Feb/1125/Mar/11<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-479>[image: > Improvement] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-479>MAHOUT-479<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-479> > > Streamline classification/ clustering data > structures<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-479> > Isabel > Drost<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=isabel>Isabel > Drost > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=isabel>[image: > Major][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*13/Aug/1008/Mar/11 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-487>[image: > Bug] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-487>MAHOUT-487<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-487> > > Issues with memory use and inconsistent or state-influenced results when > using CBayesAlgorithm <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-487> > Robin > Anil<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=robinanil>Drew > Farris<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=drew.farris>[image: > Minor][image: Open] > Open*Unresolved*24/Aug/1003/Feb/1125/Feb/11<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-499>[image: > Improvement] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-499>MAHOUT-499<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-499> > > Implement LSMR in-memory <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-499> > Ted > Dunning<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=tdunning>Ted > Dunning<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=tdunning>[image: > Major][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*09/Sep/1014/Oct/10 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-510>[image: > Task] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-510>MAHOUT-510<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-510> > > Standardize serialization > mechanisms<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-510> > Sean > Owen<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=srowen>Sean > Owen > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=srowen>[image: > Major][image: Patch Available] Patch Available*Unresolved*22/Sep/1008/Feb/11 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-517>[image: > Improvement]<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-517> > MAHOUT-517 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-517> > > Eigencuts needs an output > format<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-517> > Jeff > Eastman<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=jeastman>Jeff > Eastman<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=jeastman>[image: > Minor][image: Open] > Open*Unresolved*30/Sep/1004/Feb/1125/Feb/11<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-518>[image: > Improvement] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-518>MAHOUT-518<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-518> > > Implement Affinity Preprocessing for Eigencuts and Spectral > KMeans<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-518> > *Unassigned*Jeff > Eastman<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=jeastman>[image: > Major][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*30/Sep/1006/Oct/10 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-524>[image: > Bug] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-524>MAHOUT-524<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-524> > > DisplaySpectralKMeans example > fails<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-524> > *Unassigned*Jeff > Eastman<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=jeastman>[image: > Major][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*12/Oct/1021/Jan/11 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-525>[image: > New Feature] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-525>MAHOUT-525<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-525> > > Implement LatentFactorLogLinear > models<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-525> > *Unassigned*Ted > Dunning<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=tdunning>[image: > Major][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*14/Oct/1018/Mar/11 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-529>[image: > New Feature] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-529>MAHOUT-529<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-529> > > Implement LinearRegression<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-529> > Ted > Dunning<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=tdunning>Frank > Wang > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=fanjie>[image: > Major][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*21/Oct/1019/Jan/11 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-550>[image: > New Feature] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-550>MAHOUT-550<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-550> > > Add RandomVector and > RandomMatrix<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-550> > *Unassigned*Lance > Norskog<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=lancenorskog>[image: > Major][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*21/Nov/1026/Nov/10 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-552>[image: > Bug] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-552>MAHOUT-552<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-552> > > AbstractCluster eliminates NamedVectors by replacing them with > RandomAccessSparseVector > always<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-552> > Jeff > Eastman<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=jeastman>Pere > Ferrera > Bertran<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=ferrerabertran>[image: > Major][image: Reopened] Reopened*Unresolved*24/Nov/1027/Nov/10 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-586>[image: > Improvement] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-586>MAHOUT-586<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-586> > > Redo RecommenderEvaluator for > modularity<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-586> > Sean > Owen<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=srowen>Lance > Norskog<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=lancenorskog>[image: > Major][image: Reopened] Reopened*Unresolved*17/Jan/1124/Mar/11 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-605>[image: > Bug] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-605>MAHOUT-605<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-605> > > Array returned by > classifier.bayes.algorithm.CBayesAlgorithm.classifyDocument is sorted > ascendant <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-605> > Robin > Anil<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=robinanil>Robin > Swezey<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=mizudera>[image: > Minor][image: Reopened] > Reopened*Unresolved*03/Feb/1106/Mar/1111/Feb/11<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-612>[image: > Improvement] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-612>MAHOUT-612<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-612> > > Simplify configuring and running Mahout MapReduce jobs from Java using Java > bean configuration <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-612> > *Unassigned*Frank > Scholten<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=frankscholten>[image: > Major][image: Patch Available] Patch Available*Unresolved*20/Feb/1124/Mar/11 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-622>[image: > Improvement]<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-622> > MAHOUT-622 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-622> > > Mahout dependencies are unified under dependency management in parent > pom<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-622> > Dmitriy > Lyubimov<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=dlyubimov>Dmitriy > Lyubimov<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=dlyubimov>[image: > Minor][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*10/Mar/1125/Mar/11 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-626>[image: > Improvement] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-626>MAHOUT-626<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-626> > > T1 and T2 Values in Canopy (& > MeanShift)<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-626> > Jeff > Eastman<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=jeastman>Jeff > Eastman<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=jeastman>[image: > Major][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*13/Mar/1120/Mar/11 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-633>[image: > Improvement] > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-633>MAHOUT-633<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-633> > > Add SequenceFileIterable; put Iterable stuff in one > place<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAHOUT-633> > Sean > Owen<https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=srowen>Sean > Owen > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=srowen>[image: > Minor][image: Open] Open*Unresolved*23/Mar/1124/Mar/1131/Mar/11 -------------------------- Grant Ingersoll http://www.lucidimagination.com
