Carrying this over from the discussion. -1 (binding)
Option 1 isn't viable. Getting IP right in a release is fundamental. On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 11:43 AM, Josh Elser <josh.el...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sean Busbey wrote: > >> On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Ankit Singhal >> <ankitsingha...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Now we have three options to go forward with 4.8 release (or whether to >>> include licenses and notices for the dependency used now or later):- >>> >>> *Option 1:- Go with this RC0 for 4.8 release.* >>> -- As the build is functionally good and stable. >>> -- It has been delayed already and there are some project which >>> are >>> relying on this(as 4.8 works with HBase 1.2) >>> -- We have been releasing like this from past few releases. >>> -- RC has binding votes required for go head. >>> -- Fix license and notice issue in future releases. >>> >> >> >> I would *strongly* recommend the PMC not take Option 1's course of >> action. ASF policy on necessary licensing work is very clear. >> Additionally, if the current LICENSE/NOTICE work is sufficiently >> inaccurate that it fails to meet the licensing requirements of bundled >> works then the PMC will have moved from accidental nonconformance in >> prior releases to knowingly violating the licenses of those works in >> this release. Reading the JIRAs that Josh was helpful enough to file, >> it sounds like the current artifacts would in fact violate the >> licenses of bundled works. >> > > In case my opinions weren't already brutally clear: the issue is not the > functionality of the software "Apache Phoenix". This issue is that this > release candidate clearly violates ASF policy. Quite certainly option one > would result in escalation to the board -- I don't know how that will play > out. It's not meant to be a threat, either, but a reality. This is one of > the core responsibilities of the PMC. There really isn't any wiggle room. > > I can start knocking out the issues I created -- I really don't think this > will take more than a day or two for the source release and the binary > artifact. > -- Best regards, - Andy Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. - Piet Hein (via Tom White)
