On Jun 21, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Andrew Wang <andrew.w...@cloudera.com> wrote:
> This is why I'd like to keep my original proposal on the table: keep going > with branch-2 in the near term, while working towards a JDK8-based Hadoop 3 > by April next year. It doesn't need to be a big bang release either. I'd be > delighted if we could rolling upgrade from one to the other. I just didn't > want to rule out the inclusion of some very compelling feature outright. > Trust me though, I'd be the first person to ask about compatibility if such > a feature does come up. Given your above statement on compatibility (such as rolling upgrades), it should be fine for the JDK8-based-Hadoop-release to not be 3.0 and instead merely be 2.x? Or do you have any incompatible changes to Hadoop protocol or APIs in mind during the same time period? sanjay -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE NOTICE: This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any printing, copying, dissemination, distribution, disclosure or forwarding of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete it from your system. Thank You.
