On Fri, 27 Jan 2017 07:49:51 -0800 "Dennis E. Hamilton" <orc...@apache.org> wrote:
> In thinking about this, I suggest that supported means (1) dist.apache.org > authenticated binary distributions (as mirrored) are provided from source > releases and (2) bugzilla provides for the platform as a named OS [type]. > > I note that OS/2 and FreeBSD (and Solaris) qualify under (2) but not under > (1). I've seen other open-source projects link to sources of other builds > without including them under their umbrella of official releases. Not > certain where bugs are supposed to be reported in those cases. > > - Dennis > > PS: Whether or not there is a link to support.openoffice.org in a distributed > binary is no help because counterfeit distributions do that too. But surely the distributed binary would have links to valid checksum files on the AOO distribution site, which counterfeit distributions would not have? Rory > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: toki [mailto:toki.kant...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 03:46 > > To: dev@openoffice.apache.org > > Subject: Re: [lazy consensus] FreeBSD as a new supported platform? > > > > On 01/27/2017 07:41 AM, Andrea Pescetti wrote: > > > > > I don't think we need complex categories here (especially because with > > > them a maintenance burden would come). In that source code README, > > > "supported" probably means "a platform for which we strive at > > producing > > > buildable source code". > > > > If AOo were the typical Apache Software Foundation project, then that > > would be both reasonable, expected, and understandable by those who > > utilize the software. > > > > But AOo is atypical of ASF projects, in that it is consumer oriented. As > > such, the user base neither knows, nor expects that "supported" even > > remotely implies "can be built from source". > > > > I'd propose the README state: > > « > > Can be built from source code: > > * BSD; > > * Windows 10; > > * Windows 9x; > > * Mac OS X; > > * Linux; > > * etc; > > > > Binaries are available for: > > * Linux (Debian: 64 bit); > > * Linux (RPM: 64 bit); > > * Windows (64 bit); > > * Mac OS X; > > * etc; > > » > > > > jonathon > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
