Author: crossley Date: Tue Feb 8 02:07:59 2011 New Revision: 1068248 URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1068248&view=rev Log: Some clarificiations to release notes. More to come later.
Modified: forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt Modified: forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml?rev=1068248&r1=1068247&r2=1068248&view=diff ============================================================================== --- forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml (original) +++ forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml Tue Feb 8 02:07:59 2011 @@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ where </ol> <note> It is vitally important that people review and vote against the actual - final release packages (and not just against their SVN working copy). + final release candidate source packages (and not just against their SVN working copy). </note> </section> <section id="FinalRel"> Modified: forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt?rev=1068248&r1=1068247&r2=1068248&view=diff ============================================================================== --- forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt (original) +++ forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt Tue Feb 8 02:07:59 2011 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ test it on your projects, especially on systems and Java version. See testing hints below. Download the release candidate and supporting files: -http://people.apache.org/~[### your apache ID ###]/temp/forrest-###08###-rc1/ +http://people.apache.org/~[### your apache ID ###]/temp/forrest-###09###-rc1/ For Windows get *.zip (md5sum ################################) For UNIX get *.tar.gz (md5sum ################################) @@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ Anyone can test and vote, not just PMC m However only the PMC votes are binding [3]. When voting, quote the md5sum to ensure that we are all -using the correct release candidate package. The votes -need to happen against the final release package. +using the correct final release candidate package. The votes +need to happen against the final source release package. + +If we need to build another release candidate, due to +necessary changes to the code or documentation [1], +then we need to vote reagarding that package. PMC members need to satisfy themselves that the actual final release package meets the ASF principles. -Please wait with voting until towards the end of the -week, as we may need to build a second release candidate -if there are any changes to the code or documentation [1]. - During this week we do need to hear about both successes and failures. Please report your operating system and Java versions and Jetty/Tomcat versions.