The New feature list for 9.0 is

* Replica placement plugins
* Rate limiting and task management
* Certificate Auth Plugin
* SQL Query interface in UI

None of these are compelling search features which will motivate
anyone to upgrade OTOH , vector search is a very attractive feature
and even if it we release that as "experimental" users are likely to
upgrade

So, please consider including that


On Sun, Jan 9, 2022 at 11:35 AM Jan Høydahl <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> IMPORTANT
>
> Just created branch_9_0 off of branch_9x, and bumped version on branch_9x to 
> 9.1.
>
> This means that everything is back to normal branch structure, and the 
> feature freeze is now only on branch_9_0.
>
> Ishan, that also means that you only need to revert SOLR-15694 on branch_9_0, 
> and let it remain on branch_9x, while you let it bake.
>
> I also added these Jenkins jobs:
> - Solr-Artifacts-9x
> - Solr-Check-9.x
> - Solr-reference-guide-9.x
> - Solr-Artifacts-9.0
> - Solr-Check-9.0
> - Solr-reference-guide-9.0
>
> Jan
>
> 9. jan. 2022 kl. 01:04 skrev Jan Høydahl <[email protected]>:
>
> Hi,
>
> This is indeed a deliberate deviation from established branch process, as 
> debated and decided in the "Solr 9.0.0 release in February" thread 
> https://lists.apache.org/thread/pzqvmcxcjhkrj2xb31sj3pwzrn6x9vd3 and repeated 
> on this very thread, so this is far from some SNEAKY attempt to trick you all 
> :) However, the intent of minimizing number of backports in a period where 
> the project is in 9.0 release focus (there will be tons of commits) seemd 
> brilliant just a week ago, but I can see that we also need a place to land 
> 9.1 features now and not wait until February.
>
> As several committers are in support of freeing branch_9x for feature 
> development for 9.1, I'll go ahead and create the branch_9_0 branch now.
>
> Ishan: What warrants a release is subjective, but noone can accuse the Solr 
> project of RUSHING with the 9.0 release. Have a look at the Major Changes in 
> Solr 9 page if you need a reminder of what we have been keeping from our 
> users (and developers not the least) for too long.
> Someone will always have a "killer feature" around the corner. Fine, then 9.1 
> will also get a nice killer feature. Or 9.2. More champagne! But lack of a 
> brand new feature is never a blocker for any release.
>
> Jan
>
> 8. jan. 2022 kl. 02:45 skrev Ishan Chattopadhyaya <[email protected]>:
>
> > branch_9x is in feature freeze! We want to stabilize
>
> Feature freeze is meant for the release branches. There is no precedent for 
> having a feature freeze on the stable branch. I urge you to follow well 
> established processes and not invent new processes on the fly and hold the 
> project hostage to those new processes. If you have concerns about the 
> stability of the commit, we can consider reverting from the stable branch.
>
> On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 7:11 AM Ishan Chattopadhyaya 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > What do we think about a "beta" release, to give users (including 
>> > *ourselves* in many cases) more time to try out 9.0 to report issues?
>> +1
>>
>> > It would be a shame to release Solr 9 without support for the vector based 
>> > index in Lucene 9.  Thankfully there's a JIRA issue with a PR!  
>> > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-15880 .  It's as much about 
>> > optics as anything.  I think many users are probably more at a curiosity / 
>> > exploratory stage with this topic but still -- Solr 9 without the ability 
>> > to explore this is disappointing, leaving them to consider other options 
>> > to scratch that itch.
>>
>> Fully agree with the sentiment here, David. Without the vector search 
>> feature, I see no other important enough feature in a 9.0 release to capture 
>> users' excitement. Commentators are already writing off Solr as legacy 
>> search [0], and such a milestone release should address some of the areas in 
>> which we're falling behind.
>>
>> If that feature is just a few weeks out, what is the need for this 
>> artificial rush to get 9.0 out now?
>>
>> [0] - https://twitter.com/jobergum/status/1476657317768749062
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 5:15 AM Jan Høydahl <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> branch_9x is in feature freeze! We want to stabilize, fix bugs and remove 
>>> blockers on that branch, not add features - unless they are agreed as a 
>>> blocker for the release.
>>> If everyone starts pushing all kinds of new features to 9x now, it will 
>>> never stabilize.
>>>
>>>>>>>> >>> Q: But my feature is almost ready and low-risk, I can surely put 
>>>>>>>> >>> it on branch_9x ?
>>>>>>>> >>> A: No, only blockers and bugfixes please. You can argue on dev@ 
>>>>>>>> >>> that your feature is a blocker
>>>
>>>
>>> I think it all looks a bit messy and rushed. SOLR-15694 is open, PR is 
>>> open, with no approvals from any of the reviwers?
>>>
>>> Please revert on branch_9x and then "argue on dev@ that your feature is a 
>>> blocker".
>>>
>>> Jan
>>>
>>> 7. jan. 2022 kl. 20:09 skrev Ishan Chattopadhyaya 
>>> <[email protected]>:
>>>
>>> Since a 9.0 release branch has not been cut, I backported the SOLR-15694 to 
>>> branch_9x. If there are any concerns, we can discuss reverting it from 
>>> branch_9_0 later.
>>> Thanks and regards.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 10:34 PM Ishan Chattopadhyaya 
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > let it bake in main (10.0) for some time, letting more devs try it out
>>>>
>>>> Please define "some time". Is 3 weeks until the 9.0 release not enough?
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 10:26 PM Jan Høydahl <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I think it is premature to add it to branch_9x yet. First get +1 from key 
>>>>> stakeholders on the PR, then let it bake in main (10.0) for some time, 
>>>>> letting more devs try it out. If all looks good at that point, we may 
>>>>> consider it, especially if the default behaviour is === 8.x.
>>>>>
>>>>> What do others think?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jan
>>>>>
>>>>> 7. jan. 2022 kl. 11:26 skrev Ishan Chattopadhyaya 
>>>>> <[email protected]>:
>>>>>
>>>>> > Btw - does Solr have any benchmarks published yet, that we can compare 
>>>>> > 8.11 with 9.0? Would be very useful.
>>>>>
>>>>> I can work on it over the weekend. I have some suites ready with me, but 
>>>>> not automated yet.
>>>>>
>>>>> > Today: Cut branch_9x and enter feature freeze on that branch
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd like to include SOLR-15694 (node roles) in 9.0, if that's okay with 
>>>>> you. It is dev complete, we're just running the tests to make sure the 
>>>>> failing tests are not due to our changes (and unrelated); we can commit 
>>>>> it over the weekend.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 3:13 AM Jan Høydahl <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't think we are allowed by Apache policy to broadly announce 
>>>>>> non-official releases like nightlies.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There should be more than enough in 9.0 to warrant a major release.
>>>>>> Most users will be reluctant to jump on a X.0.0 release, so we can 
>>>>>> mature a lot in 9.0.x.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Perhaps if we start authoring the Release Notes (any volunteers?), we'll 
>>>>>> see more clearly what we are about to relase.
>>>>>> And if we can have new sexy features in 9.1 and 9.2 that even warrants 
>>>>>> blog posts and twitter bragging, even better :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Let's keep this release train rolling and force ourselves into getting 
>>>>>> this out there sooner rather than later. We're not releasing the 
>>>>>> reference-branch or anything, so I think a beta is not necessary, unless 
>>>>>> the release phase ends up in endless RCs due to tons of bugs and 
>>>>>> regressions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Btw - does Solr have any benchmarks published yet, that we can compare 
>>>>>> 8.11 with 9.0? Would be very useful.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jan
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 6. jan. 2022 kl. 22:24 skrev David Smiley <[email protected]>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What do we think about a "beta" release, to give users (including 
>>>>>> *ourselves* in many cases) more time to try out 9.0 to report issues? I 
>>>>>> don't think a beta release would necessitate a typical feature freeze.  
>>>>>> If we ultimately decline on a beta release, a counter-proposal would be 
>>>>>> to promote our nightly docker images everywhere (solr-users list, 
>>>>>> twitter, Slack) to solicit feedback.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It would be a shame to release Solr 9 without support for the vector 
>>>>>> based index in Lucene 9.  Thankfully there's a JIRA issue with a PR!  
>>>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-15880 .  It's as much about 
>>>>>> optics as anything.  I think many users are probably more at a curiosity 
>>>>>> / exploratory stage with this topic but still -- Solr 9 without the 
>>>>>> ability to explore this is disappointing, leaving them to consider other 
>>>>>> options to scratch that itch.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ~ David Smiley
>>>>>> Apache Lucene/Solr Search Developer
>>>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwsmiley
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 2:11 PM Timothy Potter <[email protected]> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thanks Jan, PR looks good now! 😀
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 11:52 AM Jan Høydahl <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> False alarm, I had a dirty checkout.
>>>>>>>> Please see if your PR passes precommit.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jan
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> > 6. jan. 2022 kl. 19:49 skrev Jan Høydahl <[email protected]>:
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > Tim, I pushed a change to gradle that now uses hardcoded 9.0.0 for 
>>>>>>>> > tests.luceneMatchVersion. That's a stop-gap, will make it 
>>>>>>>> > dynamically follow the current lucene-version, but somehow my gradle 
>>>>>>>> > project picked up an old version of org.apache.lucene.utils.Version 
>>>>>>>> > class...
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > Now I get a new error
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > * What went wrong:
>>>>>>>> > Execution failed for task ':validateSourcePatterns'.
>>>>>>>> >> Found 10 violations in source files (@author javadoc tag, svn 
>>>>>>>> >> keyword, tabs instead spaces).
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > Jan
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> >> 6. jan. 2022 kl. 17:53 skrev Timothy Potter <[email protected]>:
>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >> Thanks for the update Jan!
>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >> One of my PRs (sync'd with main) is now failing precommit with:
>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >> 105 actionable tasks: 103 executed, 2 up-to-date
>>>>>>>> >> 201FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
>>>>>>>> >> 202
>>>>>>>> >> 203* Where:
>>>>>>>> >> 204Script 
>>>>>>>> >> '/home/runner/work/solr/solr/gradle/validation/solr.config-file-sanity.gradle'
>>>>>>>> >> line: 40
>>>>>>>> >> 205
>>>>>>>> >> 206* What went wrong:
>>>>>>>> >> 207Execution failed for task ':solr:validateConfigFileSanity'.
>>>>>>>> >> 208> Configset does not refer to the correct luceneMatchVersion
>>>>>>>> >> (10.0.0): 
>>>>>>>> >> /home/runner/work/solr/solr/solr/server/solr/configsets/_default/conf/solrconfig.xml
>>>>>>>> >> 209
>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >> Any ideas what's wrong there?
>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 9:40 AM Jan Høydahl <[email protected]> 
>>>>>>>> >> wrote:
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> NOTICE:
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> Branch branch_9_x has been cut and versions updated to 10.0 on 
>>>>>>>> >>> 'main' branch.
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> This follows the plan from previous notice about 9.0 release [1]. 
>>>>>>>> >>> Here is what will happen:
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> Today: Cut branch_9x and enter feature freeze on that branch
>>>>>>>> >>> Next few weeks: Remove blockers, prepare build & release machinery
>>>>>>>> >>> February: Cut branch_9_0 and build RC1
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> This is how we'll use the branches until we cut the branch_9_0 
>>>>>>>> >>> release-branch:
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> main: All new features and bug fixes (as today)
>>>>>>>> >>> branch_9x: Only backport of bugfixes and blockers for the 9.0 
>>>>>>>> >>> release.
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> FAQ:
>>>>>>>> >>> ------
>>>>>>>> >>> Q: Where do I put a feature intended for 9.1?
>>>>>>>> >>> A: On main branch. Then in February, bulk backport to branch_9x
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> Q: Can we go to Java17 on main branch now?
>>>>>>>> >>> A: Not yet, let's keep main branch as-is until branch_9_0 is cut, 
>>>>>>>> >>> to easen backporting
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> Q: But my feature is almost ready and low-risk, I can surely put 
>>>>>>>> >>> it on branch_9x ?
>>>>>>>> >>> A: No, only blockers and bugfixes please. You can argue on dev@ 
>>>>>>>> >>> that your feature is a blocker
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> Q: How can I help with the 9.0 release?
>>>>>>>> >>> A: You can check out the JIRA for blockers [2] and help fix those
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> Q: Why do we need to wait until February with cutting the release 
>>>>>>>> >>> branch?
>>>>>>>> >>> A: We don't - if blockers are resolved and we feel close to RC1 
>>>>>>>> >>> before then...
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>> >>> [1] 
>>>>>>>> >>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/qv9n2b7jkmzr26ov5p50lc3h2dy7htzo
>>>>>>>> >>> [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/issues/?filter=12351219
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