I was not aware of the work-in-progress disclaimer, that sounds like a good idea as well!
+1 to start moving forward with the release process as soon as possible. Thanks, Jesús On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 11:30 AM Stamatis Zampetakis <zabe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey everyone, > > It would be great to have an XTable release during July. > > A non-ASF release does not require the blessing of the incubator PMC > and must not be distributed via the ASF channels and infrastructure. > > I would be more inclined to go for an official ASF release using the > "Work In Progress Disclaimer" [1]. It may take a few release candidate > attempts till we sort things out but if we can afford a few weeks > delay then this path forward may be more productive. > > I will do a pass over the proposed release guide later today although > we don't have to wait till it's perfect. The best path forward is > preparing the first release candidate and at the same time documenting > the procedure and steps taken. > > Best, > Stamatis > > [1] https://incubator.apache.org/policy/incubation.html#disclaimers > > On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 10:54 AM Jesus Camacho Rodriguez > <jcama...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > Hi Vinish, > > > > Thanks for putting this proposal together! > > > > I agree that a non-ASF release is a good idea to iron out any issues that > > we need to fix before having a proper ASF release. > > Your timing for an ASF-compliant release in July also sounds reasonable > to > > me. > > I have reviewed your PR and left a few comments there based on its > contents. > > > > I hope others in the community join this important discussion as well. > > > > Thanks, > > Jesús > > > > On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 8:29 PM Vinish Reddy Pannala < > > vinishreddypann...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I hope this message finds you well. > > > > > > Based on the guidelines > > > <https://incubator.apache.org/guides/releasemanagement.html> > mentioned for > > > Apache incubating projects - Podlings can use non-ASF releases as an > > > opportunity to find ASF policy violations and begin resolving them. I > have > > > put up a release guide PR for the upcoming Apache XTable (Incubating) > > > release and propose running an interim non-ASF release to iron out > issues. > > > https://github.com/apache/incubator-xtable/pull/434 > > > > > > After resolving issues from the non-ASF release, I propose we target an > > > ASF-compliant release for Apache XTable (Incubating) in July. Please > share > > > your thoughts and any objections regarding this proposed timeline. Your > > > feedback is crucial to ensure we meet the necessary requirements and > > > address any potential issues before the release. > > > > > > Looking forward to your input. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Vinish > > > >
