Leo Simons wrote: > > if the PMC doesn't vote and release software, the ASF doesn't release > the software. It is then not any kind of "official ASF release", which > might mean less legal protection and such. What you get then is a > "convenience download of a cvs snapshot", ie a nightly build.
Ok, so this is a legal reason and therefore valid. But it's really only "the ASF says so" at this point, not why they say so. > There's also the issue of making sure the community is behind changes; > voting means they have checked and agreed that the changes are good, the > build is stable, etc etc etc. Ok, also valid in theory, but it doesn't happen in real life. Paul wrote a few words about the changes, everyone trusted him that the changes were ok and said +1. Nobody checked the changes or ran any tests, everyone trusted Paul - so why not trusting him in making a release? > need I go on? :D At your discretion ;-) Ulrich -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
