Hi Ondrej, Here are the 3.x roadmap (Jira is now filled) : 3.0.3 GA - 2021-09-24 GA 3.0.2 RC - 2021-08-27 RC 3.0.1 Beta - 2021-07-29 Beta You can now make your decision with your eyes open.
regards, diego Dupin On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 6:37 PM Ondrej Dubaj <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to ask about the current status of MariaDB Connector/J 3.x. > > I maintain the package in Fedora and RHEL. > > Currently, we are facing a decision about which major version to pack to > RHEL 9, which is currently being developed. > > We would like to ship RHEL 9 with the latest stable version of the Java > connector, and avoid rebasing to any next major release during the RHEL 9 > life, if possible. > > However the 3.x version is only available in ALPHA quality and I can't see > any plan for it to reach further stages in the Jira roadmap for the next > half a year. > > https://jira.mariadb.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa > > I believe the best solution for us would be you releasing the GA, or at > least BETA version ASAP, or at least in the near future. We still have time > to update the package from the ALPHA version to GA version before the RHEL > 9 development freeze, but the decision whether to take this road has to be > made ASAP. > > After RHEL 9 GA, it will be very complicated for us to deal with rebasing > to a new, incompatible version of mariadb-connector-j, where this rebase > can break existing user applications and brings a lot of problems with it. > Currently mariadb-java-client-2.7.2 is present in the repositories, but as > already said, we want to aim for the 3.x version. > > You, of course, might have very different plans for the connector and > different idea about how ready it is to become BETA or GA. > > We would like to hear your plans with the Java connector 3.x version and > to discuss our possible paths to take. > > Thank you for your time in advance. > > Regards, > > Ondrej Dubaj > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~maria-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~maria-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Diego Dupin, Connector team
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