Hi Larry, Thank you so much for initiating this. I can help with documentation and validation for the release if needed. I'd be happy to contribute to the Java 17 support, it looks very promising.
- Arnav On Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM larry mccay <[email protected]> wrote: > Let's try with the correct dev@ list now! :) > > Livy Devs - > > We have a number of bug fixes, dependency upgrades and a few impactful > features available for an 0.9.0 release. > > I think that we should also consider whether we want to drop support for > Java 8 in 0.9.0 or whether we want to wait for another iteration like > 0.10.0. Since it is a breaking change, we can't really do it in a dot > release. > > We will need a Release Manager volunteer to run through the process and > potentially work with a previous release manager as needed to help detail > and document what needs to be done. > > Depending on the discussion for Java 8, we can try and target a release > candidate in a few weeks or a couple months if we are adding Java 17+ > support. > > So, action items: > > 1. Need an RM volunteer - @[email protected] <[email protected]> are > you interested? > 2. Thoughts on Java 8 deprecation in 0.9.0 > 3. Timeline for first release candidate > > > What say, you all? > > thanks, > > —larry > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM larry mccay <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Livy Devs - >> >> We have a number of bug fixes, dependency upgrades and a few impactful >> features available for an 0.9.0 release. >> >> I think that we should also consider whether we want to drop support for >> Java 8 in 0.9.0 or whether we want to wait for another iteration like >> 0.10.0. Since it is a breaking change, we can't really do it in a dot >> release. >> >> We will need a Release Manager volunteer to run through the process and >> potentially work with a previous release manager as needed to help detail >> and document what needs to be done. >> >> Depending on the discussion for Java 8, we can try and target a release >> candidate in a few weeks or a couple months if we are adding Java 17+ >> support. >> >> So, action items: >> >> 1. Need an RM volunteer - @[email protected] <[email protected]> are >> you interested? >> 2. Thoughts on Java 8 deprecation in 0.9.0 >> 3. Timeline for first release candidate >> >> >> What say, you all? >> >> thanks, >> >> —larry >> >
