On Nov 19, 2007 3:50 AM, Chris Mattmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Niall, > > ...The real issue though is whether the IPMC will accept just a jar as a > > release - since as an incubating project Tika can't actually release > > anything without their approval. I would be surprised if they didn't > > make the same comment as I did. > > I'm not too familiar with the Incubator PMC, but people like Jukka, and > Bertrand, who sit on it, I'm guessing are. So we'll see what they think....
I think releasing binaries and source code in separate files is ok, as long as all distributed artifacts contain the NOTICE and LICENSE file. However, including the source code in the binary distribution is useful for debugging, as some using that is sure to have the correct version of the source code. If we want the binary distribution to be very small, we could also include the compiled jar in the source code distribution files, so as to provide that "source and binary in sync" file. Current, NOTICE.txt says This product includes software developed by Andy Clark. Could we specify what this software is? It makes it easier to keep track of things. Also, I think NOTICE and LICENSE (without .txt extension) are the preferred filenames, can someone confirm? -Bertrand
