From b1d6f576aa1146a1a51837a0d20092191689efcd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sean Busbey Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 08:28:27 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] HBASE-15317 document release announcement template Signed-off-by: Michael Stack --- src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/developer.adoc | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/developer.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/developer.adoc index 92b4e6578c0..637cdbc3aee 100644 --- a/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/developer.adoc +++ b/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/developer.adoc @@ -870,6 +870,50 @@ See link:http://search-hadoop.com/m/DHED4dhFaU[HBase, mail # dev - On recent discussion clarifying ASF release policy]. for how we arrived at this process. +[[hbase.release.announcement]] +== Announcing Releases + +Once an RC has passed successfully and the needed artifacts have been staged for disribution, you'll need to let everyone know about our shiny new release. It's not a requirement, but to make things easier for release managers we have a template you can start with. Be sure you replace \_version_ and other markers with the relevant version numbers. You should manually verify all links before sending. + +[source,email] +---- +The HBase team is happy to announce the immediate availability of HBase _version_. + +Apache HBase™ is an open-source, distributed, versioned, non-relational database. +Apache HBase gives you low latency random access to billions of rows with +millions of columns atop non-specialized hardware. To learn more about HBase, +see https://hbase.apache.org/. + +HBase _version_ is the _nth_ minor release in the HBase _major_.x line, which aims to +improve the stability and reliability of HBase. This release includes roughly +XXX resolved issues not covered by previous _major_.x releases. + +Notable new features include: +- List text descriptions of features that fit on one line +- Including if JDK or Hadoop support versions changes +- If the "stable" pointer changes, call that out +- For those with obvious JIRA IDs, include them (HBASE-YYYYY) + +The full list of issues can be found in the included CHANGES.md and RELEASENOTES.md, +or via our issue tracker: + + https://s.apache.org/hbase-_version_-jira + +To download please follow the links and instructions on our website: + + https://hbase.apache.org/downloads.html + + +Question, comments, and problems are always welcome at: dev@hbase.apache.org. + +Thanks to all who contributed and made this release possible. + +Cheers, +The HBase Dev Team +---- + +You should sent this message to the following lists: dev@hbase.apache.org, user@hbase.apache.org, announce@apache.org. If you'd like a spot check before sending, feel free to ask via jira or the dev list. + [[documentation]] == Generating the HBase Reference Guide