> -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 4:45 PM > To: Jakarta Commons Developers List > Subject: RE: [all] Instead of source and binary - one distribution > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 2:34 PM > > To: Jakarta Commons Developers List > > Subject: Re: [all] Instead of source and binary - one distribution > > > > > > > > --- Tim O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > We make releases both source and binary, but why not just start > > > cutting one release? I can understand why a product like HTTPD > > > would be distributed without source, but the commons community > > > consists of developers. > > > > > > Can anyone think of any good reason to preserve the > current release > > > structure. > > > > Even though we distribute to developers, most of them > probably don't > > care about the source. They care about adding the jar to their > > project and looking at the javadocs. I just downloaded > codec for use > > in one of my projects and would have immmediately thrown away the > > source if it was included. IMO, it's a waste of Apache's > bandwidth to > > distribute files users are just going to delete. > > +1. I am firmly against throwing everything into a single > distribution. > > I thought we just had this discussion a few weeks ago, anyway... >
Alright, issue is put to bed, sorry for the duplication. Tim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
