Joe Schaefer wrote: > Well I wouldn't put it quite like that. Anything that > meets the definition of a release *should* be on dist > anyway. The definition I am referring to is here: > > http://www.apache.org/dev/release#what
That¹s problematic. > Where do releases go? > A release isn't 'released' until the contents are in the project's >distribution directory, > which is a subdirectory of www.apache.org/dist/. > In addition to the distribution directory, > project that use Maven or a related build tool sometimes place their >releases on > repository.apache.org beside some convenience binaries. > The distribution directory is required, while the repository system is >an optional convenience. This implies that we¹re required to have plugman (or whatever) in dist/ (before?) it lands in npm¹s repo. Note: I¹m not advocating anything, just following to logical conclusions. Voting and releasing is a headache which I am currently leaving to others.
