This is a call for a vote to release Apache DataSketches-memory candidate version: 7.0.0-RC1
The short version of the purpose of this release is to replace DataSketches-Memory versions 4.1.0, 6.0.0 and the Java 11 portion of release 3.0.2 with a single release that handles Java 11, 17 and 21 gracefully. The longer version about this release and the rationale behind it can be found in the candidate README.md referenced below under *Build & Test Guide* . Changes from 7.0.0-RC1: - Updated the *.gitattributes *to standardize line endings of LF "\n" for all *text* files. - Added the GitHub dependabot.yml to *main/.github* - Added a check for *Windows OS* in two tests where Windows behavior differs significantly from MacOS and Ubuntu. *References for this release:* ** Source repository:* https://github.com/apache/datasketches-memory ** Git Tag for this release:* https://github.com/apache/datasketches-memory/releases/tag/7.0.0-RC <https://github.com/apache/datasketches-memory/releases/tag/7.0.0-RC1>2 on branch 7.0.X ** Git HashId for this release starts with: 95edcf0 on branch 7.0.X* ** The Release Candidate / Zip Repository:* https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/datasketches/memory/7.0.0-RC2/ <https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/datasketches/memory/7.0.0-RC1/> ** The public signing key can be found in the KEYS file:* https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/datasketches/KEYS ** The artifacts have been signed with --keyid-format SHORT: 8CD4A902* ** Repository: Maven Central [Nexus]:* https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachedatasketches-1085/org/apache/datasketches/ <https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachedatasketches-1084/org/apache/datasketches/> ** Build & Test Guide:* https://github.com/apache/datasketches-memory/blob/7.0.0-RC2/README.md <https://github.com/apache/datasketches-memory/blob/7.0.0-RC1/README.md> *The vote will be performed as follows:* This letter will be published on dev@ and remain open for at least 72 hours (excluding weekends and holidays), AND until at least 3 (+1) PMC votes or a majority of (+1) PMC votes are acquired. Anyone in the community can vote. This vote will close no earlier than Friday Jun 10, 2026, 4:00 PM PST / Friday Jun 10, 2026, 23.00 UTC Please vote accordingly: [ ] +1 approve [ ] +0 no opinion [ ] -1 disapprove with the reason Thanks,
