-1, I like having the indication. I also question why other folks aren't using it or some other flag to indicate that it's an incubating project.
On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 12:23 PM John D. Ament <johndam...@apache.org> wrote: > All, > > > > I'm calling to vote on a proposed policy change. Current guide at [1] > > indicates that maven artifacts should include incubator (or incubating) in > > the version string of maven artifacts. Its labeled as a best practice, not > > a requirement and is not a policy followed on other repository management > > tools (e.g. PyPi). > > > > I therefore push forward that the incubator will cease expecting java-based > > projects to publish artifacts with "-incubating" in the version string, > > with the understanding that: > > > > - Incubating is a term used to refer to a project's stability, not a > > release's stability. It is generally understood that incubating projects > > are not necessarily immature, but may have a potential of failing to become > > a TLP. > > - Podling releases are endorsed, the podling itself is not endorsed. We > > will not approve releases that are blatantly against ASF policies. > > > > > > [ ] +1 Drop the -incubator/-incubating expectation of maven projects > > [ ] +/0 > > [ ] -1 Don't drop because.... > > > > > > [1]: > > http://incubator.apache.org/guides/release-java.html#best-practice-maven > >
