All, For the 3.0 release we need a new version of Storage-API. I had hoped that there would only be bug fixes on top of the 2.5 release, but some new additions have gone in. I therefore propose that we cut a new storage-branch-2.6 from master and make a release.
Are there any outstanding patches for storage-api that need to go in for Hive 3.0? If not, I'll roll an RC this afternoon. Thoughts? .. Owen