[ANNOUNCE] Apache Cassandra 5.0-alpha1 test artifact available

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

The test build of Cassandra 5.0-alpha1 is available.

DISCLAIMER this alpha release does not contain the expected 5.0
features: Vector Search (CEP-30), Transactional Cluster Metadata
(CEP-21) and Accord Transactions (CEP-15).  These features will land
in a later alpha release.

sha1: 62cb03cc7311384db6619a102d1da6a024653fa6
Git: https://github.com/apache/cassandra/tree/5.0-alpha1-tentative
Maven Artifacts:
https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachecassandra-1314/org/apache/cassandra/cassandra-all/5.0-alpha1/

The Source and Build Artifacts, and the Debian and RPM packages and
repositories, are available here:
https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/cassandra/5.0-alpha1/

A vote of this test build will be initiated within the next couple of days.

[1]: CHANGES.txt:
https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/5.0-alpha1-tentative/CHANGES.txt
[2]: NEWS.txt: https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/5.0-alpha1-tentative/NEWS.txt