On 17 April 2018 at 19:04, Christopher <ctubb...@apache.org> wrote: > I've noticed some TLPs don't have DOAP files, and many others are not > well-maintained.
True > As I understand it, these were once used to populate projects.apache.org[1] > But, I do not think they have any current use. (please correct me if I'm > wrong) They *are* still used for projects.a.o, as per the About page: [2] https://projects.apache.org/about.html > The premise of the file ("to be listed on this site") is certainly false, > at the very least. [1] is a page from the original projects site and may need tweaking. > And, despite the numerous site checks Whimsy does, checking for DOAP does > not appear to be one of them, though it does provide a link, if it exists > for a project. Projects.a.o validates them. > My questions are: > Is a DOAP file required? > If so, by what policy No idea > and for what purpose? See [2] > > Thanks, > > Christopher > > [1]: https://projects.apache.org/create.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
