[ANNOUNCE] Apache Hadoop 2.8.4 is released

["junpingdu (堵俊平)" <ju...@tencent.com>]

Hi all,

    I am pleased to announce that the Apache Hadoop community has voted to

release Apache Hadoop 2.8.4!



Apache Hadoop 2.8.4 is the next GA release of Apache Hadoop 2.8 line, which include

77 fixes identified for previous Hadoop 2.8.3 releases:

 - For major changes included in Hadoop 2.8 line, please refer Hadoop 2.8.4

main page [1].

 - For more details about fixes in 2.8.4 release, please read the log of

CHANGES [2] and RELEASENOTES [3].



The release news is posted on the Hadoop website too, you can go to the

downloads section directly [4].



Thank you all for contributing to the Apache Hadoop!





Cheers,





Junping



[1] http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.8.4/index.html



[2] http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.8.4/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-common/release/2.8.4/CHANGES.2.8.4.html



[3] http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/r2.8.4/hadoop-project-dist/hadoop-common/release/2.8.4/RELEASENOTES.2.8.4.html



[4] http://hadoop.apache