Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 41315 invoked from network); 23 Nov 2009 17:08:45 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 23 Nov 2009 17:08:45 -0000 Received: (qmail 86421 invoked by uid 500); 23 Nov 2009 17:08:44 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 86249 invoked by uid 500); 23 Nov 2009 17:08:44 -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 86239 invoked by uid 99); 23 Nov 2009 17:08:43 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:08:43 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_SORBS_WEB X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: softfail (athena.apache.org: transitioning domain of list@toolazydogs.com does not designate 209.85.216.173 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.85.216.173] (HELO mail-px0-f173.google.com) (209.85.216.173) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:08:41 +0000 Received: by pxi3 with SMTP id 3so4110063pxi.22 for ; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:08:20 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.115.114.9 with SMTP id r9mr9547647wam.19.1258996100231; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:08:20 -0800 (PST) Received: from acabrera-md.linkedin.biz (dagmar.corp.linkedin.com [69.28.149.29]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 21sm2742208pxi.0.2009.11.23.09.08.18 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:08:18 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <3343FBEC-D652-42D8-B11C-E3B3F8592FEE@toolazydogs.com> From: "Alan D. Cabrera" To: general@incubator.apache.org In-Reply-To: <9A22683B-EBE9-4D61-9766-B2753C9F2B4D@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Subject: Re: [VOTE] release Apache VCL 2.1 Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:08:16 -0800 References: <200911181542.39471.josh_thompson@ncsu.edu> <25aac9fc0911230749kb2a51dcp850c90bf8be81675@mail.gmail.com> <2010C4EA-1DD8-46D4-AD8D-262F5B587DAB@objectstyle.org> <25aac9fc0911230810n21a8af9ak8f453e4db2c13e0d@mail.gmail.com> <9A22683B-EBE9-4D61-9766-B2753C9F2B4D@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) On Nov 23, 2009, at 9:02 AM, Kevan Miller wrote: > > On Nov 23, 2009, at 11:10 AM, sebb wrote: > >> On 23/11/2009, Andrus Adamchik wrote: >>> >>> On Nov 23, 2009, at 5:49 PM, sebb wrote: >>> >>> >>>> There is only a "bz2" archive. >>>> Normally projects release archives in zip andr tar.gz format >>>> which are >>>> more commonly supported. >>>> >>>> IMO, this is a release blocker >>>> >>> >>> Just curious why you think this is a blocker? Each project knows >>> better >>> what formats are common and acceptable in the target user >>> community. There's >>> no single distribution format and this is not a blocker IMO. >> >> The project OS targets include Windows, which does not support BZ2 >> natively by default, whereas Windows does now support Zip archives. >> >> AFAIK, all other ASF releases use both tar.gz and zip archives. > > Personally, I don't see how this is a blocking issue. It is unusual. > However, I leave it up to the VCL community to decide what archive > format is meeting the needs of their users. This reflects my sentiments as well. Regards, Alan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-help@incubator.apache.org