Hello reader,

iRODS 4.3.5 is coming together very well. For those who aren't aware, it is the final release of the 4.3 series. We've closed a little over 100 issues and plan to resolve a few more before starting release testing.

Let's talk about what's happened since last month. Starting with the server, we've taught the UnregDataObj and RegReplica APIs to honor logical locking. The…