Goal & Scope

• New Feature: Support Cloud authentication
• New Feature: support managing user in cloud environment
• New Feature: ORC format library and its supporting utility
• Bug fixes. 

Release Note

Release Type

Source release and binary release.

Binary tar balls: HAWQ core, PXF.

Source tar ball: All-in-one tar ball including HAWQ core, PXF, and Ranger.

Timeline

• middle of April 2018 : branch cut
• Target to middle of May 2018 : release

Release Version

Apache HAWQ 2.5.0.0

Apache HAWQ JIRA Release DashBoard

https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=12333128

What's fixed in the release

Process

• Collect feedback and requirements from community on the scope of release.
• Create Apache HAWQ-2.5.0.0 release management page
• Create JIRA filter "HAWQ-2.5.0.0" and "HAWQ-2.5.0.0-fixed"
• Clean up all issues covered in HAWQ-2.5.0.0 with fixing version 2.5.0.0
• Create Apache HAWQ-2.5.0.0 release dash board
• Start release process
• Cut branch
• Send RC1 to DEV for voting
• Update websites for new release
• Announce release