HI, On 2011-06-18, at 18:08 , Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
> +1 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Phipps [mailto:si...@webmink.com] > Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 13:46 > To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: Subversion history > > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 12:55 AM, Greg Stein <gst...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 19:00, Tor Lillqvist <t...@iki.fi> wrote: >>> But would ASF be able to distribute such binary releases (and the >>> corresponding sources) that include non-Oracle LGPL bits? >> >> Probably not, but in more recent years, we've been talking about how >> to distribute non-ALv2 from ASF hardware. Essentially along the lines >> of, "this is not ASF software; we are providing it here as a >> convenience." We just don't want to mislead people to think they are >> Apache releases or Apache-licensed. >> >> Identifying the archival releases that need to be saved is important, >> regardless. Maybe the TDF could distribute those, or maybe OSU/OSL or >> one of our mirror providers. I've got to believe that a volunteer >> provider would be willing to hold the archives. >> > > One viable option would be to approach archive.org and ask them to host the > legacy releases (naturally we'd need to help make it happen). In fact, it > might also be smart to try to host a snapshot of the entire OO.o site there > before there's a full transition from Oracle to Apache. I've sent an > enquiry to their info alias to get their views. > > S. > For what it's worth, as many have noted, I'm sure, OOo uses for distribution a host—a vast host—of volunteer mirrors. Many include legacy releases already. I suggest more generally we approach new problems with new solutions but keep in mind what's worked in the past in similar circumstances. louis
