>> * the distribution must only contain stuff we are allowed to >> distribute > >I think this is ok. For external dependencies, I think they are all ok since >either from Apache, or used by other Apache projects. We also have a >dependency on xooki for the documentation, which is released under ASL v2.
Is Xooki part of the distro or is it "just" needed for the development of the manual? >There is also one class largely inspired by a Maven class, but I think this >is not a problem. Xooki itself has some piece of codes inspired by >tiddlywiki (BSD) and dojo ( Academic Free License<http://opensource.org/licenses/afl-2.1.php> >v2.1) Maven is ASL2 - I think getting an inspiration should be ok ;-) >* the distribution files are signed with a valid PGP key. >> >> Sidenote: make sure to catch Steve and myself (don't know whether >> any other Ant people will be around) as well as any other Apache >> people you will meet in Amsterdam and make sure we sign the key you >> intend to use for the final release. There probably will be a >> keysigning event at ApacheCon. > > >Does it mean this step is necessary before I can release a first alpha or >beta version? Because I would like to try to release it before ApacheCon. You could share the role of the buildmanager: you'll do the build and someone else (with a trusted PGP key) signes that ... Jan
