Hi All, > For OODT, we think we want to import the prior history of the project > into the podling via a Subversion dump file. However, in: > > http://incubator.apache.org/guides/mentor.html#initial-import-code-dump > > it says: > > --- > In either case, the code to be imported should be attached to a JIRA > and then imported. It is recommended that the previous version control > system is tagged so that the imported version is precisely known. > > A public record MUST be made of the code imported. If the import is > not attached to JIRA then it MUST be committed to version control. > --- > > I can understand the rationale for having a public record, but I'm not > seeing the reasoning for JIRA. > > Can someone please shed some light on this? Is this really reflective > of actual best practices? > > As a counter-example, I'd believe providing a URL to the dump (or > uploading it to people.a.o) and providing a SHA checksum via email > (PGP-signed?) would be sufficient for our purposes. -- justin
My (non-binding) +1 to this. Cheers, Chris --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
