Context: A call for release managers was made in May 2020 on the dev ML
This confluence page is to list and onboard those that have expressed interest in being a Release Manager.
Requirements Checklist
GPG Key
- Do you have a RSA 4096 GPG key?
- Is the private key (and has it always been) secure? (Only stored on hardware that only you have root/admin access to?)
- Is it signed by others? [Optional]
- Is the public key added to the Cassandra's KEYS file? (Requires a jira ticket: only a PMC can review and commit)
- Is the public key available via the MIT Keyserver ?
Nexus Access
- Can you log in (using your ASF LDAP credentials) into the ASF Nexus Repository?
Reading Checklist
The project release guide.
- Cassandra's Release Guide
ASF guides, policy, and best practices. Useful as a reference material.
- ASF Release Policy: describes how to make a release, what constitutes one, what to watch out for, and answers other FAQ
- ASF Release Best Practices: summarises the Release Policy
- ASF Release Distribution Policy: governs how releases are distributed through the channels that Infra maintains and other platforms
Help creating your GPG key.
Optional Reading for keeping a GPG private key secure on a second device
Bintray Access (PMC Only)
- Do you have a jfrog.apache.org account (using your asf id)?
Twitter Access (PMC Only)
- Do you have access to @Cassandra Twiiter account (through Tweetdeck)? [Optional]
1 Comment
Michael Semb Wever
Releasing Cassandra-2.1.x requires manual intervention.