[ANNOUNCE] Apache Traffic Server v8.0.0 is Released!

[Bryan Call <bc...@apache.org>]

Apache Traffic Server v8.0.0 Released

The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache Traffic Server (ATS) project are pleased to announce the release of Apache Traffic Server v8.0.0! ATS is a high performance, scalable HTTP Intermediary and proxy cache. It is used by several large internet services, providing billions of users fast web site access and downloads.

This release is immediately available for download at:

	https://trafficserver.apache.org/downloads <https://trafficserver.apache.org/downloads>


When upgrading to 8.x from 7.x you will need to recompile user written plugins. Upgrading from previous releases (v3.2.0 and later) to v8.0.0 should preserve the cache and not require it to be cleared.  More details are available at:

	https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/TS/What%27s+New+in+v8.0.x <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/TS/What's+New+in+v8.0.x>


This is the next major release over the previous v7.x releases, on our current LTS release branch. When upgrading from a previous major releases, please see the upgrade details at:

	https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/TS/Upgrading+to+v8.0 <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/TS/Upgrading+to+v8.0>


For a list of all Issues and PRs resolved in the v8.0.0 release:

	https://github.com/apache/trafficserver/milestone/6?closed=1 <https://github.com/apache/trafficserver/milestone/6?closed=1>

A brief summary (changelog) of all fixes is also available at:

	https://github.com/apache/trafficserver/blob/8.0.x/CHANGELOG-8.0.0 <https://github.com/apache/trafficserver/blob/8.0.x/CHANGELOG-8.0.0>

Sincerely,

-- The Apache Traffic Server community