Hi JB, The directories API LGTM. I think merging [5927] is reasonable. I approved in GH.
Any remaining concerns with implementation details and docs can be addressed later. Even if API changes are required later, it should not be an issue since it is flagged as "beta" for now. Cheers, Dmitri. [5927 <https://github.com/apache/polaris/pull/5927>] https://github.com/apache/polaris/pull/5927 On Mon, Nov 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > Quick update about Polaris 1.9.0 release. > > We still have the PR about Directories Spec open with milestone 1.9.0: > > https://github.com/apache/polaris/pull/5927 > > I addressed all comments, so I think it's good to go. > > Can you please take a look? > > As soon as this PR is merged, I will cut 1.9.0 RC0. > > Thanks! > > Regards > JB > > On Mon, Nov 2, 2026 at 4:24 PM Dmitri Bourlatchkov via dev < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi JB, > > > > Sorry for the last minute scope creep, but I think PR [5246] is also > worth > > including into 1.9.0, as discussed on the dedicated dev thread [1]. I > > proactively added the 1.9.0 milestone mark to the PR. > > > > If it takes too long to merge, we can still drop it from 1.9.0, however > > that will defer user adoption by another release cycle. Please feel free > to > > decide on this at your discretion as a release manager. > > > > [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/74c9lomv5s59dgts8hzjhzwfyovz9sw9 > > > > [5246] https://github.com/apache/polaris/pull/5246 > > > > Thanks, > > Dmitri. > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2026 at 1:36 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi > > > > > > Yeah, I agree to include #5856 and #5263 in 1.9.0. > > > > > > I still would like to include the first round of Directories (beta). I > > > updated the PR accordingly. Thanks for your help on that :) > > > > > > Regards > > > JB > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2026 at 1:20 AM Dmitri Bourlatchkov <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi JB, > > > > > > > > I think [5856] is worth including into 1.9.0. I added it to the > > > milestone. > > > > > > > > The PR is good to merge from my POV... perhaps with a couple of minor > > > > CHANGELOG changes. > > > > > > > > [5856] https://github.com/apache/polaris/pull/5856 > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Dmitri. > > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2026 at 5:21 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré < > [email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > > > I'm starting the triage for the 1.9.0 release. I would like to > submit > > > > this > > > > > release to vote by end of next week (before Halloween :)). > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > JB > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2026 at 10:47 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré < > > [email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > FYI https://github.com/apache/polaris/pull/5713 > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2026 at 10:33 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré < > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The DOAP is good to keep updated but it's not strictly > required. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ATR is a different story, as Polaris doesn't use ATR for now. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I will add a note in the release guide about DOAP (I'm sure it > > was > > > > > > > updated in the past, I remember I did it). > > > > > > > Some projects decide to not update DOAP file about release at > > all. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > JB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 5, 2026 at 9:19 PM Ayush Saxena < > [email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Yufei, > > > > > > > > The Apache Community Development team maintains this website > > [1], > > > > and > > > > > > > > it sources the project information from the DOAP file, which > I > > > was > > > > > > > > mentioned is the source of information for various lists. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I double-checked with the ComDev team today, and they also > > > > mentioned: > > > > > > > > ``` > > > > > > > > ATR will consume the DOAP as an option for project > definition. > > > With > > > > > > > > ATR you get all release information from > > > > release-catalog.apache.org. > > > > > > > > We are also working on PURLs. > > > > > > > > ``` > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It should essentially be just one line per release, so, I > > thought > > > > it > > > > > > > > would be good if we can have that updated as part of our > > release > > > > > > > > process as well :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Ayush > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] https://projects.apache.org/project.html?polaris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 6 Oct 2026 at 00:29, Dmitri Bourlatchkov < > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi JB, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > +1 to monthly releases (specifically end of Oct time line). > > > > Thanks > > > > > > for > > > > > > > > > driving the release again! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have some concerns about LICENSE / NOTICE. Sol/xhigh > > > apparently > > > > > > finds an > > > > > > > > > issue there in my env... It's not a big deal, I think, but > > I'd > > > > like > > > > > > to sort > > > > > > > > > it out just to be able to use AI tools for release > > validation. > > > > I'll > > > > > > post > > > > > > > > > separately about that... probably as a PR. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In terms of features, it would be nice to get R2 support > > merged > > > > (as > > > > > > "beta", > > > > > > > > > of course), but it's not "my" feature... just advocating > for > > > > Austen > > > > > > [1]. > > > > > > > > > The fist PR is ready merge: [5513]. I hope subsequent PRs > > > should > > > > be > > > > > > easy > > > > > > > > > because I expect them to affect only opt-in logic (from the > > > > user's > > > > > > POV). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/ntbo1m33gf2fwdopk7rj25sy9jhx3vvv > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [5513] https://github.com/apache/polaris/pull/5513 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chears, > > > > > > > > > Dmitri. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 5, 2026 at 1:36 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré < > > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In our purpose of monthly release cadence, I would like > to > > > > > propose > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > release Polaris 1.9.0 by the end of October. > > > > > > > > > > I'm volunteer to drive this release. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In term of release scope, I would like (as best effort) > to > > > > > > consider Polaris > > > > > > > > > > Directory (with beta flag). I updated the PR (adding a > > simple > > > > > scan > > > > > > service > > > > > > > > > > and supporting external services/delegation services, > > etc). I > > > > > will > > > > > > do a new > > > > > > > > > > pass on the PR (moving to ready to review) but you can > > > already > > > > > > chime in > > > > > > > > > > there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I will create the milestone on GitHub and we can already > > > start > > > > > the > > > > > > triage. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > > JB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
