Isn't the DEPENDENCIES file genereted by maven?

On Wednesday, June 9, 2010, Richard S. Hall <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 6/9/10 13:55, Richard S. Hall wrote:
>
> With the latest release of the framework and Gogo modules, we've tried to 
> update the release process for how we handle the NOTICE file. Our past usage 
> is apparently not aligned with the intended usage, where the NOTICE file 
> should only contained notices for included third-party software whose license 
> requires notice. Our new approach (for now) is this:
>
>   1. Include a NOTICE file which contains only required notices.
>   2. Include a DEPENDENCIES file which contains our acknowledgments
>      about the software the subproject uses.
>
> For the most part, this isn't a major hassle and largely boils down to this:
>
>   1. Rename the current NOTICE file to DEPENDENCIES.
>   2. Create a new NOTICE file that contains notices only for the "used"
>      software requiring notices in the DEPENDENCIES file.
>
>
> Sorry, that should say: "included" software, not "used" software...
>
>
> Although the new DEPENDENCIES file is very similar to the old NOTICE file, 
> the template is slightly different as indicated here:
>
>     
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FELIX/DEPENDENCIES+file+template+%28PROPOSED%29
>
> Of course, in the long term we can try to move to automating the generation 
> of the NOTICE and/or DEPENDENCIES files, which would make our lives simpler. 
> If any subprojects currently are able to automate this information, as long 
> as the generated files contain information consistent with what is proposed 
> here, then the exact formatting is not that important. But for hand generated 
> files, follow this template.
>
> If you want to see examples, look in the framework or gogo subprojects.
>
> -> richard
>
> p.s. This is obviously all open for discussion to the specifics, but until 
> then we should use this approach for releases in an effort to better align 
> with Apache process (with perhaps the exception of Karaf since if/when it 
> goes TLP then its PMC will decide how to do releases).
>
>

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