Thanks for all the hard work on this, Meng. I echo Meng's request for more hands on this. It's a lot of work. Just because Meng and Xuan are the release managers, does not mean that all the tasks that spawn out of attempting to run a release, should fall on their shoulders. They are already taking up an extra burden of running the release process itself. Having this happen is a surefire way to make sure nobody wants to volunteer for this position.
On Fri, Oct 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM Meng Wang <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I'd like to share an update on the Apache Texera v1.3 release. > > We've been actively working on the release, but quite a few issues have > come up during the process, particularly around licensing and build > reproducibility. Here's a summary of our progress and what's still blocking > RC1. > > Completed / Progress Made > > > - > > Addressed multiple licensing issues identified through PJ's audit and > the release checker, including third-party dependencies, datasets, > generated code, and license drift between main and v1.3. > - > > Updated licensing information for Jupyter, Material Symbols, and > generated protobuf TypeScript in both main and v1.3. > - > > Replaced several assets with unclear licensing, including the Icons8 > comment icon and Spider-Man sample image, and addressed the Iris dataset > licensing issue. > - > > Worked with Ian on reproducible builds and verified that the image > builds reproducibly on our machines. > > > Remaining RC1 Blockers > > > - > > https://github.com/apache/texera/pull/8812 – Reproducible builds (Ian): > waiting for final verification and remaining fixes. > - > > https://github.com/apache/texera/pull/8813 – RC workflow changes (Xuan): > move signing and staging to the release manager's local environment. > - > > https://github.com/apache/texera/issues/8984 – About 210 bundled images > still lack documented provenance. We need to determine how to handle these > for the release, potentially through DISCLAIMER-WIP while the audit > continues. > - > > https://github.com/apache/texera/pull/8999 – Replace vendor logos in > operator icons. > - > > Remaining licensing changes need to be reviewed, merged, and backported > where applicable. > > > A lot of the licensing issues were discovered during release preparation, > and addressing them has taken considerably more work than initially > expected. We've made quite some progress, but I don't think we're ready to > cut RC1 until the remaining blockers are resolved. > > We'd appreciate any help in moving the remaining issues forward. > > Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the release effort so far! > > Best, > > Meng
