[HBASE-19230] Write up fixVersion policy from dev discussion in refguide

• Type: Task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0-alpha-1, 1.5.0, 2.3.0, 2.0.6, 2.2.1, 2.1.6, 1.3.6, 1.4.11
• Component/s: documentation
• Labels: beginner
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Assignee: Murtaza Hassan
• Reporter: Michael Stack
• Created: 09/Nov/17 20:36
• Updated: 14/Jul/19 01:30
• Resolved: 13/Jul/19 16:44

Description

Useful discussion up on dev list "Fix version maintenance for 1.4.0" where we state fixVersion in JIRA policy we all seem to be following but have never written down anywhere. This issue is about synopsizing what came of the discussion in the refguide dev/RM section.

Issue Links

• causes: HBASE-22689 Line break for fix version in documentation
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #370