Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 21191 invoked from network); 23 Sep 2008 23:05:50 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 23 Sep 2008 23:05:50 -0000 Received: (qmail 49437 invoked by uid 500); 23 Sep 2008 23:05:46 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 49306 invoked by uid 500); 23 Sep 2008 23:05:46 -0000 Mailing-List: contact general-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: general@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list general@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 49295 invoked by uid 99); 23 Sep 2008 23:05:46 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:05:45 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=10.0 tests=SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of cutting@gmail.com designates 209.85.198.244 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.85.198.244] (HELO rv-out-0708.google.com) (209.85.198.244) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:04:46 +0000 Received: by rv-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id k29so2180451rvb.0 for ; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:05:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:sender; bh=XszPVKM494SRVN1fMn/qH+3L3yOf3cabPptlxE04U3I=; b=Su2M0NH7jmkwPFx/37JO7yvIw6t/T9YMHqhazgf7nVJh7Mg8gGl2b9awRBIXt/5lWu cyxWeTgMZ/JhpYZcT3IkjBjgnIH8QPzrZ2Ik0I8EmoQjgE6/SDU0PZxzZj0dzuaHnZlx sf2EPcUY2OWpSPRpVKQm0TA8c+PNAf22XiKpE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:sender; b=D1KoQ7ZPgbGpTKA6ADuRdCAmcsKT8vOsh70bNgq0Kshd+ksZlReuvMGIsvlO0StMXL 84TUGPdM4WWOgA4g+TVdjkjIt/xiszXRirzuzu6Rj1BkvO45fIjdsvFCUpqaD4Lon18S HyuvXFMjbK2WOxKfBt1kyBrXKkaYfEHg6RGjI= Received: by 10.142.192.11 with SMTP id p11mr2230866wff.276.1222211119453; Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:05:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.168.16? ( [76.103.191.253]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 31sm10596782wff.16.2008.09.23.16.05.18 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:05:19 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <48D97630.3010101@apache.org> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:05:20 -0700 From: Doug Cutting User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (X11/20080724) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [VOTE] [POLICY] Allow extra release distribution channels like the central Maven repository References: <510143ac0809092334j274d0055xd7ed34ea758dca0f@mail.gmail.com> <48D96A6F.600@apache.org> <2f8a5bd60809231541g5687e34at8e31ee4d1092c84d@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2f8a5bd60809231541g5687e34at8e31ee4d1092c84d@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: Doug Cutting X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org Will Glass-Husain wrote: > It's very tempting to allow it, but in the end too dangerous to facilitate > downloads that are hidden from the end user and may be undesireable. Folks using Maven are already getting "hidden" downloads. Why are incubating releases any more dangerous? Is the bar any lower for an incubating release? The incubating release process is a monitored release process, with oversight to make sure that it upholds Apache's ways. What undesirable bits are we including in incubator releases? Doug --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-help@incubator.apache.org