On 19 December 2014 at 14:51, Thomas Neidhart <thomas.neidh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 11:09 AM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 19 December 2014 at 09:17, Thomas Neidhart <thomas.neidh...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi Luc,
>> >
>> > tested the artifacts with java version "1.7.0_71".
>> > Everything looks good, great work.
>> >
>> > +1
>> >
>> > @missing revision in vote mail:
>> >
>> > from my POV this is really just convenience for the reviewers as *any*
>> > commit to a branch will be spotted and questioned anyway.
>>
>> That's not the point.
>>
>> In order to establish provenance, it has to be possible to tie the
>> files in the source release to a tag in the source repo.
>> This is the only practical way to establish whether the source has the
>> correct license.
>> i.e. the licensing requirements are checked when the file is committed
>> to the source repo.
>> It is no feasible to establish licensing directly from the sources in
>> the RC source archive.
>>
>
> but writing it in the VOTE mail does not really solve the problem imho. One
> has still to verify if the created artifacts are actually based on the
> given branch.

Of course, but one cannot do that without know exactly what to check it against.

> btw. of the last 10 vote mails on commons components, > 50% did not have a
> revision mentioned, and still nobody complained or could not review
> properly.
>

Two wrongs don't make a right.

>>
>> > @NOTICE file:
>> >
>> > I fail to understand how adding additional entries (that may not be
>> > required) can result in a -1 vote.
>>
>> http://www.apache.org/dev/licensing-howto.html#mod-notice
>>
>> Notice the last (bold) sentence in the section.
>>
>
> It does not contain the phrase *must not* or *shall not*, thus you can
> argue if it is really mandatory.
>
> Furthermore, Commons-Math has already seen several releases with a more or
> less identical NOTICE file, so this release would certainly not create a
> precedent.
>
> Imho, it would be reasonable to cast a 0- vote, highlight the issue and
> give the maintainers the chance to fix it after the release.
>
> Thomas
>
>
>>
>> > Thomas
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 12:19 AM, Luc Maisonobe <l...@spaceroots.org>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> This is a [VOTE] for releasing Apache Commons Math 3.4.
>> >>
>> >> Note that since [math] now uses git, access to the tag is slightly
>> >> different from other components. To clone a fresh tag, run this command
>> >> (beware I have split it in 2 lines below):
>> >>
>> >>   git clone https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-math.git \
>> >>             --branch MATH_3_4_RC1
>> >>
>> >> To verify the tag (as git does sign tags with GPG), use this:
>> >>
>> >>   cd commons-math
>> >>   git tag -v MATH_3_4_RC1
>> >>
>> >> The site will be available in the staging area, it takes a few hours to
>> >> transfer from my machine:
>> >>   <http://commons.staging.apache.org/proper/commons-math/>
>> >>
>> >> Distribution files:
>> >>   <https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/math/>
>> >>
>> >> Maven artifacts:
>> >>
>> >> <
>> >>
>> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachecommons-1066/org/apache/commons/commons-math3/3.4/
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> [ ] +1 Release it.
>> >> [ ] +0 Go ahead; I don't care.
>> >> [ ] -0 There are a few minor glitches: ...
>> >> [ ] -1 No, do not release it because ...
>> >>
>> >> This vote will close in 72 hours, at 2014-12-21T23:15:00Z (this is UTC
>> >> time).
>> >>
>> >> best regards,
>> >> Luc
>> >>
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