New netty 4.2.0 relase

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     date: 28-Sep-2022
     stable: false 
     eol: false
-  - version: 4.2.0.Alpha3
-    date: 26-Aug-2024
+  - version: 4.2.0.Alpha4
+    date: 05-Sep-2024
     stable: false
     eol: false
   - version: 4.1.113.Final

news/2024-09-05-4-2-0-Alpha4.md

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+layout: news-item
+title: 'Netty 4.2.0.Alpha4 released'
+author: normanmaurer
+---
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+We are happy to announce the release of the forth alpha for the upcoming netty version 4.2.0. Everyone using netty 4.1.x should be able to upgrade to 4.2.0.Alpha2 without any API breakage. The only new requirement is JDK8 or later. 
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+We encourage users of netty 4.1.x to try out this alpha release and so provide feedback if any breakage is noticed. This will help us to be  aware of any problems early in the release cycle. That said, be aware that this is only an alpha release and so __shouldn't__ be considered for production usage.
+
+Netty 4.2.0 will come with some exciting new features that you can learn more about in the announcement of [netty 4.2.0.Alpha1](https://netty.io/news/2024/06/12/4-2-0-Alpha1.html).
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+
+The most important changes in this release are:
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+* Add io_uring transport to netty-all ([#14266](https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/14266))
+* Add metrics to track chunk allocations and deallocations ([#14262](https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/14262)) 
+* Explicit module support for Netty ([#14267](https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/14267)) 
+* Adding the Modular Netty guide aimed at users and developers.([#14274](https://github.com/netty/netty/pull/14274)) 
+
+For more details please visit our [bug tracker](https://github.com/netty/netty/milestone/297?closed=1)
+
+# Thank You
+
+Every idea and bug-report counts, and so we thought it is worth mentioning those who helped in this area.
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+Please report an unintended omission.
+
+* [@chrisvest](https://github.com/chrisvest)
+* [@franz1981](https://github.com/franz1981)
+* [@normanmaurer](https://github.com/normanmaurer)
+* [@raipc](https://github.com/raipc)
+* [@vietj](https://github.com/vietj)
+
+Beside this we also would like to thank everyone who took the time to test 4.2.0.Alpha* so far.
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