----- Original Message ---- > From: Emmanuel Lecharny <elecha...@gmail.com> > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Sent: Tue, August 17, 2010 7:09:12 PM > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache Shiro graduation as TLP > > On 8/18/10 12:24 AM, Kalle Korhonen wrote: > > <snip/> > > I'm with Stefano there: I do contest the view that svn is the > > release, > You can contest, but the fact is that a release is just a revision in the > SVN >trunk, not a package you deliver, AFAIU. I suggest that you read carefully >this >: http://www.apache.org/dev/release.html#what > and more specifically the last paragraph : > > " The Apache Software Foundation produces open source software. All releases >are in the form of the *source materials* needed to make changes to the >software being released. In some cases, binary/bytecode packages are also >produced as a convenience to users that might not have the appropriate tools >to >build a compiled version of the source. In all such cases, the >binary/bytecode >package must have the *same version number* as the source release and may >only >add binary/bytecode files that are the result of compiling that version of >the >source code release" > > In other word, the release *is* the SVN revision that has been voted.
Bzzt. The release package may contain files not found in svn. See httpd releases for examples. That is why the document you referenced avoids discussion of svn; it's the actual tarball that counts. > > but let's leave that for another thread. I'm watching the > > issue and perhaps I'll restore the LICENSE file on top of the tree. > Please do. If you are not convinced by the complex wording used by the > Apache >site, just have a look at every ASF project, you will see that the LICENSE >file >is present in each trunk and tag. > > It's also explicitly written on >http://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html#notice. > > At least, I would suggest that you restore the file, then discuss the >rationale for this file being present or not on another thread:) The reason it's good to have the LICENSE and NOTICE file appear in the base of any reasonable svn checkout is because svn is a distribution point for developers, so having license info about the collected work (represented by an svn checkout) appear in expected places is important. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
