+1
Marco
>
> Today is the day we have discussed for a while! A lot of improvements
> and fixes have gone in over the last few weeks, but it is important to
> remember that the release branch is primarily time-based and is a
> "line in the sand" as it were to begin the effort of stabilizing a
> specific code base so that end-users who want stability over features
> have that option. Some things make it in, and other things don't make
> it, and that is true no matter when we draw the line (but we don't
> want to delay it forever). What we have in place it a HUGE improvement
> over the release4.0 branch, and that is the most important point to
> keep in mind.
>
> Along with that there is a planned press release coordinated with the
> Apache Software Foundation Public Relations Committee (that's a
> mouthful! no wonder we use acronyms like: ASF PRC) for tomorrow
> morning (Wed 15 April).
>
> That said, the target date/time for the release branch is later
> tonight (and when I say tonight I mean according to USA time, just to
> clarify). To follow the date pattern we have discussed and make it
> clearly a date I'm thinking of the actual name for the branch
> directory to be "release200904" (and please feel free to comment on
> that if you think something else is better).
>
> However, that I will only do that IFF we have a positive vote for the
> release, hence this message!
>
> Please vote:
>
> [+1] Create the release branch tonight, April 14th (it will be April
> 15th for GMT-0)
> [+0] Abstain
> [-1] Do not create the release branch tonight
>
> Please remember that everyone is free to (and encouraged to!) vote,
> but only the PMC votes are binding.
>
> Thanks to everyone who has made this possible with amazing
> contributions over the last 2 years, and a heightened activity in
> recent weeks and months to make this a spectacular release.
>
> -David
>
>
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