> > My personal .02: I think we should consider branching 5.0 September 1st. > That gives us basically 12 weeks for folks to do their testing and for us > to stabilize anything that's flaky in circle or regressed in ASF CI. >
I'm not for this, sorry. I see the real risk here of there being no GA release this year. My proposal was based on reading through the thread and gathering what I saw to be the best middle ground for everyone. It's not my first choice, but as a middle ground I can accept it. Caleb, you appear to be the only one objecting, and it does not appear that you have made any compromises in this thread. Can I ask that you do? I (and others) do see that letting testing start as soon as it can, where they can, as an important tactic to de-risking an important 5.0 release.
