Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 94877 invoked from network); 18 Nov 2005 23:25:36 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 18 Nov 2005 23:25:36 -0000 Received: (qmail 35450 invoked by uid 500); 18 Nov 2005 23:25:34 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-dev-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 35428 invoked by uid 500); 18 Nov 2005 23:25:33 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Reply-To: dev@httpd.apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 35417 invoked by uid 99); 18 Nov 2005 23:25:33 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:25:33 -0800 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [212.249.34.130] (HELO picanmix.dev.day.com) (212.249.34.130) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:27:06 -0800 Received: from eu-mail.day.com (eu-mail.dev.day.com [10.0.0.30]) by picanmix.dev.day.com (DAY) with ESMTP id jAINPAg16078 for ; Sat, 19 Nov 2005 00:25:10 +0100 (MET) Received: from [10.2.8.78] ([10.2.8.78]) by eu-mail.day.com (Lotus Domino Release 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 2005111900250916:1302 ; Sat, 19 Nov 2005 00:25:09 +0100 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v623) In-Reply-To: <437E2E00.6000209@rowe-clan.net> References: <437E2E00.6000209@rowe-clan.net> Message-Id: <23e84b4b6ca7ed0fe6d19abde15dfa42@gbiv.com> From: "Roy T. Fielding" Subject: Re: Policies on binaries? Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:25:07 -0800 To: dev@httpd.apache.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.623) X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on eu-mail/Day(Release 5.0.8 |June 18, 2001) at 11/19/2005 12:25:09 AM, Serialize by Router on eu-mail/Day(Release 5.0.8 |June 18, 2001) at 11/19/2005 12:25:10 AM, Serialize complete at 11/19/2005 12:25:10 AM Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N On Nov 18, 2005, at 11:39 AM, William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: > Roy's raised the recent issue that all ASF releases under his domain > (httpd project chair) should be reviewed -by at least three pmc > members- > as well as the contributors and committers. > > This raises an obvious question; are binary distributions releases? No, they are packages. > Or are the merely repackaging the source code that was already > approved? > It seems none of the platform binaries are reviewed today. They are only signed by the person making them. I don't see any reason why we need to vote on binary packages if we trust the person who signs them to have made the package from the released source. We don't get to vote on distro packages either. ....Roy