Jochen Wiedmann wrote: > >> i think the point is that a podling is *not* part of the >> asf, and is therefore not entitled to distribute something >> with the asf's name on it. if the podling graduates, i don't >> see any bar to whatever packages were built during incubation >> being retitled as asf ones. > > There are several things I do not understand here. First of all, IMO, by > accepting a project for incubation, it is part of the ASF.
no, it is a *candidate to become* part of the asf. if it fails to exit the incubator, for whatever reason, it doesn't wander off into the sunset bearing the asf name with it. :-) > For whatever > other reason am I expected to sign a contribution agreement at the > beginning? From your point of view, it would be suffigient to sign when > the project exits incubation. because the code is being stored on asf infrastructure, among other things. > Next, assuming that my point is wrong, I would assume that incubation is > targetted to be a process of transition. Which means, that a project is at > some point perhaps not completely ready, but with a sufficient progress. > What good does it, to insist in the "final 20 percent" or whatever you are > missing? i'm having trouble parsing that, so i can't respond intelligently. can you rephrase? > Finally, you should not forget that incubated projects are frequently mature > and well maintained. What good does it, to forbid them to publish, for > example, a release that is "identical to the last public release, except > that the package names are being updated". IMO this is the least what users > can expect to guide them in their own transition as soon as possible. as far as i'm concerned, they can publish whatever they want -- but they can't call it an asf release. i don't think any harm would be done if a ga release were made during incubation, labeled with the pre-incubation name (i.e., not mentioning the asf at all), but i'd have to consider it more to feel sure about that. -- #ken P-)} Ken Coar, Sanagendamgagwedweinini http://Golux.Com/coar/ Author, developer, opinionist http://Apache-Server.Com/ "Millennium hand and shrimp!" --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
