It’s time to submit our quarterly project report to the ASF board. Here is a draft, let me know if you have suggestions for changes:
======================= Description: Apache Spark is a fast and general purpose engine for large-scale data processing. It offers high-level APIs in Java, Scala, Python, R and SQL as well as a rich set of libraries including stream processing, machine learning, and graph analytics. Issues for the board: - None Project Status: - The Apache Spark 4.1 branch has been cut, and Spark 4.1 has entered the QA stage. - Released Apache Spark 4.1.0 preview2 on Sept 28, 2025 and preview3 releases on Oct 29, 2025. - Released Apache Spark 4.0.1 on Sept 7, 2025. - Released Apache Spark 3.5.7 on Sept 29, 2025. - Released Apache Spark Kubernetes Operator 0.5.0 on Oct 3, 2025; 0.6.0 on Nov 7, 2025 - Released Apache Spark Connect Swift Client 0.4.0 on Oct 1, 2025. - Two SPIPs were recently accepted: 1. JDBC Driver for Spark Connect 2. Add llms.txt files to Spark Documentation Trademarks: - No changes since last report. Latest releases: - Spark 3.5.7 was released on Sept 29, 2025 - Spark 4.0.1 was released on Sept 7, 2025 - Spark 3.5.6 was released on May 29, 2025 Committers and PMC: - The latest committer was added on July 1, 2025 (Anton Okolnychyi). - The latest PMC member was added on Jan 21st, 2025 (Jie Yang). ======================= --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe e-mail: [email protected]
