On the one hand, we release sources. We should ensure that the source code is released (on our platform), or else the pivotal character "open source" is challenged.
On the other hand, library users do always "download" the software with a dependency manager, and thus, a heavy download page may never be used. So it's not surprising PMC members would not want to do something unhelpful for the real users. Best, tison. tison <wander4...@gmail.com> 于2024年4月26日周五 02:01写道： > 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 >> >>
