Here is a new situation for projects that may not carry source releases heavily: [1]
[1] https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/10233/files#r1579895024 They may not even maintain a download page, but just leverage https://downloads.apache.org/. I suggest we rethink the form of distribution and whether it's necessary to have a customized download page on the website. Best, tison. sebb <seb...@gmail.com> 于2024年4月23日周二 20:47写道： > On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 at 13:25, tison <wander4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Thanks for starting this thread and thanks a lot for verifying the > download > > page for a lot of podlings! > > > > For previewing a staging website, with .asf.yaml config, there is a way > [1] > > to do so self-served by any (P)PMC. And I agree that we should spread > such > > practices to every project. > > > > [1] > > > https://github.com/apache/infrastructure-asfyaml/blob/main/README.md#staging-a-web-site-preview-domain > > > > For example, to recommend every project's verifying release docs (like > [2]) > > have a check item to verify the (staged) download page. And instruct the > RM > > to build such a staged page. > > > > [2] https://opendal.apache.org/community/committers/verify > > VOTE emails will need to include: > - a link to the preview site > - checklist for reviewing the download page: > as well as the required contents of the page itself, reviewers should > check that it is easy to find the download page from the home page. > > > Best, > > tison. > > > > > > sebb <seb...@gmail.com> 于2024年4月23日周二 19:52写道： > > > > > The primary mission of the ASF is to produce open SOURCE, so it seems > > > to me that an essential part of a release is a download page with > > > properly constituted links to the source bundle and the associated > > > download verification files. > > > > > > However, no attention seems to be given to this aspect of a release, > > > vital though it is. > > > > > > Obviously, the current download page cannot be updated with the > > > details of an upcoming release, but there are ways of providing access > > > to a staging website which shows how the page will look. > > > > > > Sebb > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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 > >
