Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-hadoop-general-archive@minotaur.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-general-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B19F9976 for ; Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:02:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 3522 invoked by uid 500); 28 Apr 2011 06:02:48 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-general-archive@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 3467 invoked by uid 500); 28 Apr 2011 06:02:47 -0000 Mailing-List: contact general-help@hadoop.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: general@hadoop.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list general@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 3437 invoked by uid 99); 28 Apr 2011 06:02:45 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:02:45 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: domain of ndaley@mac.com designates 17.148.16.97 as permitted sender) Received: from [17.148.16.97] (HELO asmtpout022.mac.com) (17.148.16.97) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:02:35 +0000 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from [10.0.1.8] ([71.198.193.36]) by asmtp022.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Exchange Server 7u4-20.01 64bit (built Nov 21 2010)) with ESMTPSA id <0LKC00IZ9M3PCV10@asmtp022.mac.com> for general@hadoop.apache.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:02:14 -0700 (PDT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.2.15,1.0.148,0.0.0000 definitions=2011-04-28_03:2011-04-27,2011-04-28,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=1 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=6.0.2-1012030000 definitions=main-1104270211 Subject: Re: removing old releases From: Nigel Daley In-reply-to: Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:02:13 -0700 Message-id: <678B57E6-0F3E-4081-B92E-CCF4ADC10B7F@mac.com> References: <4DB80719.10903@apache.org> <7CD77ED8-72DC-4A09-BA34-B08B74B9D592@Holsman.net> To: general@hadoop.apache.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org +1. Thanks Ian. n. On Apr 27, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Chris Douglas wrote: > No need to wait a week, if you have time to clear it out. Thanks for > taking care of this, Ian. -C > > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 5:19 AM, Ian Holsman wrote: >> I've had a look at hadoop's dist area (http://www.apache.org/dist/hadoop/ ) >> and was wondering which of these people think we should do here. >> >> If no one objects within a week, I will remove everything except the hadoop-0.20.2, >> hadoop-21.0, and stable directories there. >> >> Thanks >> Ian >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Mark Thomas >>> Date: April 27, 2011 8:07:53 AM EDT >>> Subject: Re: [ACTION REQUIRED] www.apache.org/dist/ housekeeping >>> >> >>> PMC members, >>> >>> Six weeks ago, the infrastructure team sent you the e-mail below. To the >>> projects that were already following the release guidelines and to those >>> projects that have since cleaned up their /dist area - thank you. The >>> infrastructure team really does appreciate you doing this. >>> >>> Regrettably, a large number of PMCs have chosen to ignore the message >>> below. To those PMCs, you have one month (until 31 May 2011) to clean up >>> your dist area or the infrastructure team will simply remove all files >>> that are more than twelve months old. >>> >>> Mark >>> on behalf of the ASF Infrastructure Team >>> >>> On 10/03/2011 08:16, Mark Thomas wrote: >>>> PMC members, >>>> >>>> As the ASF grows in size, so does the total size of the distribution >>>> artefacts we ask our mirror community to support for us. The larger this >>>> total size, the greater the strain on both ASF infrastructure and on the >>>> mirroring system. >>>> >>>> As per the release guidelines [1], only current releases should be >>>> available at http://www.apache.org/dist/. Monitoring of >>>> http://www.apache.org/dist/ [2] shows that some projects are not >>>> removing old releases. This is placing an unnecessary strain on both ASF >>>> infrastructure and on our mirror volunteers. >>>> >>>> Thanks to those PMCs that have been removing old releases from their >>>> distribution directory. The infrastructure appreciates you keeping on >>>> top of this. >>>> >>>> PMCs that have not been removing old releases are required to review >>>> their current distribution directory and remove any old releases. >>>> - PMCs using svnpubsub should remove old releases via svn. >>>> - PMCs not using svnpubsub should remove old releases directly from >>>> /www/www.apache.org/dist/ on people.apache.org at. Note that any >>>> deletions may take up to 24 hours to replicate to http://www.apache.org/dist >>>> In both cases it may take longer for changes to replicate to mirrors. >>>> >>>> Old releases removed from http://www.apache.org/dist/ are not lost. >>>> Release are automatically copied to http://archive.apache.org/dist/ and >>>> are never deleted. >>>> >>>> This inevitably raises the question what is a current release and what >>>> is an old release. To some extent, this varies from project to project >>>> but typically it amounts to the following: >>>> a) latest release of the current branch >>>> b) latest stable release of the current branch >>>> c) latest stable release of previous branches >>>> >>>> It is hard to give concrete examples that apply to all projects since >>>> each project is free to use its own release numbering scheme. However, a >>>> project that includes versions 2.1.0, 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 in its release >>>> directory almost certainly has some cleaning up to do. A project that >>>> includes 1.0.6, 1.1.5 and 2.0.7 probably doesn't. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions about how to manage your distribution >>>> directory please contact the infrastructure team. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance, >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> on behalf of the ASF Infrastructure Team >>>> >>>> >>>> [1] http://www.apache.org/dev/release.html >>>> [2] http://people.apache.org/~henkp/tlps/ >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Ian Holsman >> Ian@Holsman.net >> PH: +1-703 879-3128 AOLIM: ianholsman Skype:iholsman >> >> Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. Elbert Hubbard >> >> >> >> >>