Update Protobuf to the latest version (5.x), and 6.x if it arrives in time before freeze in Q1 2025. Note that Protobuf's versioning is complicated, C++ and Python are at version 5, other language bindings at version 4, and they all embed the version of protoc; we are using the C++ version here so we can reference its support policy.
A compatibility package, protobuf
Owners, do not implement this work until the FESCo vote has explicitly ended. The Fedora Program Manager will create a tracking bug in Bugzilla for this Change, which is your indication to proceed. See the FESCo ticket policy and the Changes policy for more information.
REMINDER: This ticket is for FESCo members to vote on the proposal. Further discussion should happen in the Discourse discussion linked above. Additional discussion may happen on the Fedora Devel mailing list.
+1
+1 (change owner)
With over 7 +1 votes and the change deadline for testable is in 2 weeks, Im marking this change as APPROVED (+8, 0, 0)
Metadata Update from @amoloney: - Issue tagged with: pending announcement
Announced https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/NLMBBH3FKTZBTMUI2AII2JU3TP5YAXKK/
Metadata Update from @fale: - Issue untagged with: pending announcement - Issue close_status updated to: Accepted - Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)
Log in to comment on this ticket.