I believe Bill is complaining not about the venue, but the choice of referring to this package as a "release candidate" instead of simply dropping the "RC" portion of the package name like other projects typically do with approved candidates.
----- Original Message ----- > From: Emmanuel Lécharny <elecha...@gmail.com> > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 6:59 PM > Subject: Re: Fwd: [ANN] Apache Syncope 1.0.0-RC3-incubating released > > Bill, > > the very first incubating project that posted a mail on announce@a.o was > Tuscany, back in 2007... > > In the past 5 years, just checking the incubating projects having used > annouance@a.o, I see 140 messages. > 18/5/2007 : [ANNOUNCE] Apache Tuscany SDO Java 1.0-incubating-beta1 released > 4/7/2009 : [ANNOUNCE] Apache CXF 2.0-incubator released! > 23/8/2007 : [ANNOUNCE] Apache UIMA 2.2.0-incubating > 25/3/2008 : [ANN] Apache NMaven 0.15-incubating Released > 25/6/2008 : [ANNOUNCE] Apache CouchDB 0.8.0-incubating has been released > 15/2/2009 : [ANNOUNCE] Sanslean 0.97-incubating > 21/2/2009 : [ANNOUNCE] Apache Click 2.0.1-incubating released > etc, etc. > > I don't think that suddenly something has changed in the announc@a.o > usage policy, related to Incubator releases. > > > Le 7/27/12 12:30 AM, William A. Rowe Jr. a écrit : >> This seems very odd to me, certainly unusual among Apache projects. >> >> The -dev and -user lists (and even general@incubator) are used to announce > that >> a release candidate is available and should be tested for readiness to > become >> an actual release. Some projects use differently-numbered alpha and beta >> designations in a similar manner. >> >> A release candidate is, by definition, something which is not yet a > release. >> It doesn't seem like annou...@apache.org is an appropriate channel. > The amount >> of traffic that list would carry if every 'might become a release' > candidate >> was offered over what is supposed to be a lower-bandwidth, higher priority > list >> for users to pick up released updates. >> >> My 2c nonbinding. >> >> Bill >> >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: [ANN] Apache Syncope 1.0.0-RC3-incubating released >> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:43:06 +0200 >> From: Fabio Martelli <fmarte...@apache.org> >> To: annou...@apache.org >> >> >> >> The Apache Syncope team is pleased to announce the release of Syncope > 1.0.0-RC3-incubating >> from the Apache Incubator. >> >> Apache Syncope is an Open Source system for managing digital identities in > enterprise >> environments, implemented in JEE technology . >> >> The release will be available *within 24h from*: >> http://incubator.apache.org/syncope/downloads.html >> >> The full change log is available here: >> http://s.apache.org/tah >> > <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SYNCOPE/Espressivo#Espressivo-1.0.0RC1incubating(June1st,2012)> >> >> We welcome your help and feedback. For more information on how to report > problems, and to >> get involved, visit the project website at >> >> http://incubator.apache.org/syncope/ >> >> The Apache Syncope Team >> >> Best regards, >> F. >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> > > > -- > Regards, > Cordialement, > Emmanuel Lécharny > www.iktek.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
