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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:23:15 -0700
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Subject: Re: binary release artifacts
From: Luciano Resende <luckbr1975@gmail.com>
To: chukwa-dev@incubator.apache.org
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On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Tim Williams <williamstw@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Eric,
> I've included references inline for your convenience.  I'll once again
> [strongly] suggest you guys remove that artifact.
>
> Thanks,
> --tim
>
> On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Eric Yang <eric818@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Tim,
> >
> > There is LICENSE.txt and NOTICES.txt in both source and binary package.
>  In
> > the binary package, the files are located in $PREFIX/share/doc/chukwa to
> > match what standard Linux file system layout.  We voted for source
> release
> > and there is no Apache restriction that a source release, can not
> procedure
> > a binary package.
>
> "Votes on whether a package is ready to be released use majority
> approval -- i.e., at least three PMC members must vote affirmatively
> for release, and there must be more positive than negative votes."
>
> Each vote is on signed, hashed artifacts, so yes, if you say it's a
> "source vote" then no binary should accompany it.
>
> http://www.apache.org/dev/release.html#approving-a-release
>
> > There is also no restriction that binary release must
> > have LICENSE.txt and NOTICES.txt in the top level directory.
>
> How do you reach that understanding from the sentence below?
>
> "Every Apache distribution should include a NOTICE file in the top
> directory, along with the standard LICENSE file."
>
> http://apache.org/legal/src-headers.html#notice
>
>
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Tim Williams <williamstw@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Maybe my subscription was confirmed yet the first time I sent this...
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >>
> >> Hi Chukwa devs,
> >> I noticed you have a binary convenience artifact in the release
> >> location[1] that doesn't have a LICENSE or a NOTICE in it. In looking
> >> back at the release vote[2][3], it seems like you chose to only vote a
> >> source release (admittedly easier).
> >>
> >> You can't vote on a source-only release and then also release the
> >> binary artifact.  I think you guys should remove the binary from dist.
> >>
> >> Then, there's the potential that I'm missing something here, in which
> >> case, I'd appreciate an explanation:)
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> --tim
> >>
> >> [1] - http://www.apache.org/dist/incubator/chukwa/chukwa-0.5.0/
> >> [2] -
> >>
> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-chukwa-dev/201201.mbox/%3CCADfbTpHnVv5gm9UxewmTt377VpUZHzaLG%3D37mNoxXbj%3D6QTBwQ%40mail.gmail.com%3E
> >>
> >> [3] -
> >>
> http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-chukwa-dev/201201.mbox/%3CCADfbTpEZfsDqF%2BuS2r8pqQYF%3DyEoj_gOcR8U-ptUeQHOsUdFNg%40mail.gmail.com%3E
> >>
>

+1, only artifacts reviewed and approved by votes should be distributed as
a release. If a release is providing a source tarball, binary tarball, and
maven binaries, then all these should be reviewed and voted as part of the
release, otherwise they should not be distributed.


-- 
Luciano Resende
http://people.apache.org/~lresende
http://twitter.com/lresende1975
http://lresende.blogspot.com/

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