I am also a -1 currently. Another thought, I had is do we have a plan for posting the release to the web site in a downloads section?
Perhaps I can help with that. Good job thought! ~Michael On 6/1/13 12:30 PM, "Upayavira" <[email protected]> wrote: >Just to note, this is one area I can't really help in. I have negligible >experience of release management, so it is good we have Christian on >hand. > >Upayavira > >On Sat, Jun 1, 2013, at 08:07 PM, Christian Grobmeier wrote: >> Cool Ali. >> Please let me know about questions. I am willing to answer them to my >> best >> knowledge and point you to links. >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Ali Lown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Christian, >> > >> > Thanks for these comments. I highly doubted RC2 would get through, >> > since nobody had been checking on my understanding of what I had >> > read/seen. >> > >> > I shall wait for the period to expire as is (I think) customary with >> > voting, but I will not be releasing RC2, based on these fairly >> > fundamental issues. >> > >> > Comments from other PMC on anything else missed here are welcome. >> > >> > Lets see how RC3 fares :) (expect it on Wednesday/Thursday). >> > >> > Ali >> > >> > On 1 June 2013 12:29, Christian Grobmeier <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > Hello, >> > > >> > > Ali, you made a great job with that. Even when I have some points >>we need >> > > to deal with, its fantastic that you pushed it forward. Please keep >>it >> > on! >> > > >> > > Here is what I have seen so far: >> > > >> > > - Unusual CHANGES file: I usually see people adding issue numbers >>our of >> > > Jira >> > > - Example NOTICE file: >>http://www.apache.org/licenses/example-NOTICE.txt >> > , >> > > Mockito is not mentioned with link as the others >> > > - server-config.xml, jsongadgets.json, jaas.config no license. Maybe >> > others >> > > too? Please utilize: http://creadur.apache.org/rat/ it's a great >>tool to >> > > check our licenses >> > > - request_codereview wrong license (Google Inc)? >> > > - files in /spec - allowed to distribute? No License given, where do >> > these >> > > files come from? >> > > - src folder: we usually use org.apache prefix. Not seen any >>classes with >> > > that >> > > - thirdparty: allowed to distribute? Check with compatible >>licenses. Full >> > > list whats working what not is here: >> > > http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-a >> > > - Wave Logo (/war) seems to miss TM symbol. Please check: >> > > http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/pmcs.html >> > > - Whats the meaning of wave-0.4-release folder? >> > > - Whats the meaning of whitepapers folder? >> > > >> > > So far I am -1, mostly because I am concerned on the licensing >>things. >> > > Maybe we can shed some light on it. In any way, everybody is >>invited to >> > > help with these issues, committer or not. If you are lurking around >>and >> > > have an interest in help Wave surviving, then pleas see this: >> > > www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html >> > > >> > > And send in your patches!! :-) >> > > >> > > Thanks again Ali! Please note, the first releases are always the >> > difficult. >> > > When Upayavira or I do not find anything, you can be sure somebody >>else >> > > from the IPMC finds something. Please consider this as >>"educational". We >> > > need to make Apache Wave having some legal ground too, and thats >>how we >> > > make sure it is all good. So please everybody, keep motivation and >>help >> > > further with all the issues. If you do and bring out a release, I >> > promise I >> > > will write a blog post on it on my personal blog which is usually >>well >> > > visited! That's my little contribution and hopefully motivating a >>bit. >> > > >> > > Cheers >> > > Christian >> > > >> > > PS: I haven't checked signatures yet and only looked at the src >>package >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 1:09 AM, Ali Lown <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > >> > >> It is finally time to get a release out into the world. There has >>been >> > >> a lot of things happen since the codebase was imported to Apache in >> > >> Febuary 2011. Whilst work may not have always been as quick as we >> > >> like, the last week has seen a significantly revived effort (and >>the >> > >> introduction of many new names to the list) to the whole concept of >> > >> Wave. >> > >> >> > >> As such, I would like to release Wave 0.4 to the world. >> > >> >> > >> Wave 0.4 RC2 is available for review here: >> > >> https://people.apache.org/~al/wave_rc/0.4-rc2/ >> > >> >> > >> This is a build from the subversion tag wave-0.4-rc2 at: >> > >> https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/wave/tags/ >> > >> >> > >> A summary can be found in the RELEASE-NOTES at: >> > >> https://people.apache.org/~al/wave_rc/0.4-rc2/RELEASE-NOTES >> > >> and included in the tarballs. >> > >> >> > >> Votes, please. This vote will close at 2100 GMT 04-June 2013. >> > >> >> > >> [ ] +1 Release these artifacts >> > >> [ ] +0 OK, but... >> > >> [ ] -0 OK, but really should fix... >> > >> [ ] -1 I oppose this release because... >> > >> >> > >> Thanks. >> > >> Ali >> > >> >> > >> --------------------------- >> > >> A minor note to those who recently joined the list: Only votes from >> > >> the members of the PMC are binding, however votes from other >> > >> committers, users, and contributors are welcomed. If your vote is >> > >> negative, please leave a comment explaining clearly why. Refer to >> > >> https://www.apache.org/foundation/voting.html for more information >>on >> > >> this process. >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > http://www.grobmeier.de >> > > https://www.timeandbill.de >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.grobmeier.de >> https://www.timeandbill.de
