4.1 Release Date

["McIntyre, Sean" <se...@akamai.com>]

At this point, is there a more precise release date for Cassandra 4.1?  We are trying to get on 3.11.x prior to earlier releases going eol and a more specific date then April would be of great help in our project planning.  Even if it is the classic s/w answer of eom.  Thanks…

Sean McIntyre
Engineering Manager
Akamai Technologies

Re: 4.1 Release Date

["McIntyre, Sean" <se...@akamai.com>]

That text would be a wonderful improvement.  Thank you…

Regards,
Sean

From: Mick Semb Wever <mc...@apache.org>
Reply-To: "user@cassandra.apache.org" <us...@cassandra.apache.org>
Date: Monday, January 31, 2022 at 4:10 PM
To: "user@cassandra.apache.org" <us...@cassandra.apache.org>
Subject: Re: 4.1 Release Date



        Apache Cassandra 3.0
                Released on 2021-02-01, and supported until 4.1 release (April 2022).


Would the wording "… and supported until 4.1.0 release (May-June 2022)." be enough?
(it would be nice to keep the text brief on this page)

If you would like to…
this is the file to create a PR off
https://github.com/apache/cassandra-website/blob/trunk/site-content/source/modules/ROOT/pages/download.adoc<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/github.com/apache/cassandra-website/blob/trunk/site-content/source/modules/ROOT/pages/download.adoc__;!!GjvTz_vk!HF5YVgbcjolzzfA_rLdUnOaLvfjQi0FLfhAkk7JiGYno0q8gA1pc2jU3ZsJM$>

Re: 4.1 Release Date

[Mick Semb Wever <mc...@apache.org>]

>
>         Apache Cassandra 3.0
>                 Released on 2021-02-01, and supported until 4.1 release
> (April 2022).
>


Would the wording "… and supported until 4.1.0 release (May-June 2022)." be
enough?
(it would be nice to keep the text brief on this page)

If you would like to…
this is the file to create a PR off
https://github.com/apache/cassandra-website/blob/trunk/site-content/source/modules/ROOT/pages/download.adoc

Re: 4.1 Release Date

["McIntyre, Sean" <se...@akamai.com>]

Michael,

Thank you very much, that level of detail is what I was hoping to get.  From your response, it sounds as though a formal 4.1.x release would not be before May and there is an excellent chance it would be June or later.  May I ask that the info posted on the Downloads page get an update to reflect this more current timeline?  Right now, it says the following:

	Apache Cassandra 3.0
		Released on 2021-02-01, and supported until 4.1 release (April 2022).

Thanks again, very helpful...

Regards,

Sean McIntyre
Engineering Manager
Akamai Technologies

On 1/30/22, 6:55 AM, "Michael Semb Wever" <mc...@apache.org> wrote:


    > At this point, is there a more precise release date for Cassandra 4.1?  We are trying to get on 3.11.x prior to earlier releases going eol and a more specific date then April would be of great help in our project planning.  Even if it is the classic s/w answer of eom.  Thanks…
    > 


    Apologies Sean, this is not something the community can provide an exact date on.

    The community's agreed plan is to make the first cut of 4.1 in May. This may be 4.1-alpha1 or 4.1-beta1. From there the time it takes to get to 4.1-rc1 and 4.1.0 we do not know.

    Also, my understanding is that the community will maintain 3.0.x until 4.1.0 is formally released. 

Re: 4.1 Release Date

[Michael Semb Wever <mc...@apache.org>]

> At this point, is there a more precise release date for Cassandra 4.1?  We are trying to get on 3.11.x prior to earlier releases going eol and a more specific date then April would be of great help in our project planning.  Even if it is the classic s/w answer of eom.  Thanks…
> 


Apologies Sean, this is not something the community can provide an exact date on.

The community's agreed plan is to make the first cut of 4.1 in May. This may be 4.1-alpha1 or 4.1-beta1. From there the time it takes to get to 4.1-rc1 and 4.1.0 we do not know.

Also, my understanding is that the community will maintain 3.0.x until 4.1.0 is formally released.