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[Ondrej Dubaj <odubaj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

That was exactly what we needed :)

Thank you very much!

Regards,
Ondrej


On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 9:36 AM Diego Dupin <diego.dupin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Ondrej,
>
> Here are the 3.x roadmap (Jira is now filled) :
> 3.0.3 GA - 2021-09-24 GA
> 3.0.2 RC - 2021-08-27 RC
> 3.0.1 Beta - 2021-07-29 Beta
> You can now make your decision with your eyes open.
>
> regards,
> diego Dupin
>
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 6:37 PM Ondrej Dubaj <odubaj@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I would like to ask about the current status of MariaDB Connector/J 3.x.
>>
>> I maintain the package in Fedora and RHEL.
>>
>> Currently, we are facing a decision about which major version to pack to
>> RHEL 9, which is currently being developed.
>>
>> We would like to ship RHEL 9 with the latest stable version of the Java
>> connector, and avoid rebasing to any next major release during the RHEL 9
>> life, if possible.
>>
>> However the 3.x version is only available in ALPHA quality and I can't
>> see any plan for it to reach further stages in the Jira roadmap for the
>> next half a year.
>>
>> https://jira.mariadb.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa
>>
>> I believe the best solution for us would be you releasing the GA, or at
>> least BETA version ASAP, or at least in the near future. We still have time
>> to update the package from the ALPHA version to GA version before the RHEL
>> 9 development freeze, but the decision whether to take this road has to be
>> made ASAP.
>>
>> After RHEL 9 GA, it will be very complicated for us to deal with rebasing
>> to a new, incompatible version of mariadb-connector-j, where this rebase
>> can break existing user applications and brings a lot of problems with it.
>> Currently mariadb-java-client-2.7.2 is present in the repositories, but as
>> already said, we want to aim for the 3.x version.
>>
>> You, of course, might have very different plans for the connector and
>> different idea about how ready it is to become BETA or GA.
>>
>> We would like to hear your plans with the Java connector 3.x version and
>> to discuss our possible paths to take.
>>
>> Thank you for your time in advance.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ondrej Dubaj
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>
> --
> Diego Dupin,
> Connector team
>