+1 (non-binding) On Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 10:31 AM Kevin Liu <[email protected]> wrote:
> +1 (non-binding) > > Excited to see this moving forward! > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM Micah Kornfield <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > +1 (binding) > > > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2026 at 10:22 PM PRATEEK GAUR <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > +1 (non-binding). > > > > > > Thanks to everyone who helped move this proposal. > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2026 at 9:42 PM Ed Seidl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > > > > > Thanks to all who helped move this forward. > > > > > > > > On 2026/08/05 03:05:38 Daniel Weeks wrote: > > > > > +1 (binding) > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2026, 8:04 PM Gang Wu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > +1 > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 2, 2026 at 5:44 AM Alkis Evlogimenos via dev < > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Great work with the proposal. Time to start hashing out the > > > details! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2026 at 11:53 AM Divjot Arora via dev < > > > > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you Julien, Ryan, and everyone else involved for > pushing > > > this > > > > > > > > forward! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > — Div > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2026 at 08:42 Andrew Lamb < > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree with Neelesh, I believe this will be a major step > > > > forward for > > > > > > > > > communicating compatibility across the ecosystem > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 5:13 PM Neelesh Salian < > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +1 (non-binding) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for all the work that went into getting this > to a > > > > good > > > > > > > place. > > > > > > > > > > This is a great next step for the community. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 14:07 Julien Le Dem < > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Following questions on the the previous vote > > > > > > > > > > > < > > > > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/o8bwmqdy1wf0z459h65x43lnsrldrvhq > > > > > > > > > > > > thread, > > > > > > > > > > > here is a new vote essentially proposing the same thing > > but > > > > > > > > clarifying > > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > specific points raised then. This is the result of our > > > > > > discussions > > > > > > > > over > > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > last two weeks. With the direction set, we'll work on > the > > > > linked > > > > > > > > design > > > > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > > finalize the implementation details. We decided to > start > > a > > > > fresh > > > > > > > vote > > > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > > remove ambiguity of clarifying while voting is > happening. > > > See > > > > > > > below. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Julien > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This vote is to formalize our intent to use major > version > > > > numbers > > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > bundle > > > > > > > > > > > groups of new features in Parquet. This is especially > > > > important > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > enable > > > > > > > > > > > the safe roll-out of forward incompatible features > > > > (examples: new > > > > > > > > > > > encodings). We will separately iron out the > > implementation > > > > > > details > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > > > the Parquet > > > > > > > > > > > Versioning doc > > > > > > > > > > > < > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/19bOTy1WcLs9NP88DrysG4wG50pM6gmIFaSEWzkxUeJw/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.qlhnuhge8ke2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > based on the principles below. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Goals: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have a clear definition of what is forward > compatible > > or > > > > not. > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have a clear definition of what supporting a > specific > > > > Parquet > > > > > > > > > version > > > > > > > > > > > means (for write and for read). > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have clear version numbers for the ecosystem to > > > > coordinate on > > > > > > > > what’s > > > > > > > > > > > coming in the next version. Pragmatism will prevail > by > > > > making > > > > > > > them > > > > > > > > > not > > > > > > > > > > > too > > > > > > > > > > > frequent but not too far apart. > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ensure new features become mainstream in a > reasonable > > > > amount > > > > > > of > > > > > > > > > time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Specifically, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We will accumulate forward-incompatible changes > > targeted > > > > at > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > next > > > > > > > > > > > major version of the Parquet spec (for example > Version > > > 3). > > > > > > These > > > > > > > > > > > are called “In > > > > > > > > > > > preview” > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The same bar applies as before (two implementations, > > > > > > > > cross-testing, > > > > > > > > > … > > > > > > > > > > > < > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#additionschanges-to-the-format > > > > > > > > > > > >) > > > > > > > > > > > to add these features in preview in the spec. > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > While in preview they can be used for writing with a > > > > feature > > > > > > > flag, > > > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > > > particular to allow integration testing. All > > > > implementations > > > > > > are > > > > > > > > > > > encouraged > > > > > > > > > > > to start being able to read it ASAP (at least two > > > > distinct OSS > > > > > > > > > > > implementations are already required to reach this > > > stage). > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > These new changes will automatically go into the > next > > > > major > > > > > > > > version. > > > > > > > > > > > (pragmatism applies for exceptions) > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We will have a community vote to close and adopt the > > > next > > > > > > major > > > > > > > > > > version. > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At this point these features are no longer in > preview. > > > > Systems > > > > > > > > > > > supporting the new version of Parquet (example: > > Parquet > > > > V3) > > > > > > can > > > > > > > > > start > > > > > > > > > > > using > > > > > > > > > > > it for writing new files by default. (Or communicate > > > what > > > > they > > > > > > > > > support > > > > > > > > > > > reading and what they write into files). > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In an environment that requires compatibility with > at > > > > least > > > > > > one > > > > > > > > > system > > > > > > > > > > > that doesn’t support the latest version of Parquet > > yet, > > > > one > > > > > > can > > > > > > > > pin > > > > > > > > > > to a > > > > > > > > > > > specific version by passing a dedicated option to > the > > > > writer. > > > > > > > > > > (example, > > > > > > > > > > > support reading Parquet V3 but opt to only write > > Parquet > > > > V2 > > > > > > > until > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > environment has upgraded). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please vote in the next 72 hours: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [ ] +1: Adopt versions for forward-incompatible changes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [ ] +0: Not going to block, but prefer . . . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [ ] -1: Do not adopt versions for forward-incompatible > > > > changes > > > > > > > > because > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
