Several important bug fixes have gone in since the 0.8.0-alpha release - TEZ-2750 being a particularly important one. I'd like to make another release from the 0.8 (master) line - which would also an alpha release - to include these bug fixes.
Going forward, as TEZ-2003 features are baked in, and APIs evolve - I'd expect frequent releases from the 0.8 line to continue. If there's no objection, I'll go ahead and create an RC tomorrow. Thanks - Sid
