Here are the ten issues I think we should resolve before freezing 1.2.0 and releasing beta 1:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=project+%3D+CASSANDRA+AND+resolution+%3D+Unresolved+AND+fixVersion+%3D+%221.2.0+beta+1%22+ORDER+BY+priority+DESC&mode=hide The remaining issues for 1.2.0 are either bugs that can be addressed during the freeze or updates to tools (e.g., stress, shuffle) that IMO are okay to address after beta 1: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=project+%3D+CASSANDRA+AND+resolution+%3D+Unresolved+AND+fixVersion+%3D+%221.2.0%22+ORDER+BY+priority+DESC&mode=hide I've pushed other issues to 1.2.1 and 1.3. Thoughts? -- Jonathan Ellis Project Chair, Apache Cassandra co-founder of DataStax, the source for professional Cassandra support http://www.datastax.com