[CANCEL][VOTE] Release Apache Dubbo 2.6.8 RC1

[Jun Liu <li...@apache.org>]

I am canceling 2.6.8 RC1 for the ‘incubating’ description is some files.

Jun

> On Feb 26, 2020, at 2:50 PM, Jun Liu <li...@apache.org> wrote:
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>> -1 for still using incubating in the source directory (full name is apache-dubbo-incubating-2.6.8-source-release) and other places.
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> Yes, that must be fixed. I think it’s because we have been focusing on 2.7.x release. It’s the first 2.6.x release since graduation.
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>> BTW I can’t recall this recently being discussed but are we at some point going to change the  com.alibaba.dubbo package name? Dubbo is an Apache project not an Alibaba one.
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> 2.7.x is the main evolving branch. 2.6.x is left with ‘com.alibaba’ package unchanged mainly for compatibility, there’re still lots of users staying on this branch. 2.5.x is of the same case but it has been announced entered EOL.
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> Jun
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>> On Feb 21, 2020, at 1:03 PM, Justin Mclean <justin@classsoftware.com <ma...@classsoftware.com>> wrote:
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>> Hi,
>> 
>> -1 for still using incubating in the source directory (full name is apache-dubbo-incubating-2.6.8-source-release) and other places.
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>> The NOTICE file still say "Apache Dubbo (incubating)” and the README.md still refers to the project as an incubating project, as does the distribution pom.xml but Dubbo is no longer an incubating project.
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>> I checked:
>> - signatures and hashes are fine
>> - LICENSE is fine
>> - NOTICE year needs updating but that’s a minor issue
>> - NOTICE file still says "Apache Dubbo (incubating)"
>> - all header have ASF header
>> - no binary file in the release
>> - can compile from source
>> 
>> BTW I can’t recall this recently being discussed but are we at some point going to change the  com.alibaba.dubbo package name? Dubbo is an Apache project not an Alibaba one.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Justin
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