The ASF as a whole is rather conservative in the sense of being slow to change.
Maven Central for JAR packaging has been around for over a decade AND is supported by Apache projects. Docker is comparatively new and there is less policy around it. There is some, but perhaps not well documented. I think we should evaluate the docker file and see what licensing/policy questions there are. We can then ask the VP, Legal Affairs on [email protected] Regards, Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 17, 2020, at 2:41 PM, Josh Fischer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gotcha. I understand the difference in the two now, but I'm not sure why > one would be allowed over the other. At the end of the day they are both > compiled binaries released under the Apache foundation. I'll take some > time to read through apache docs to see if I can get a better understanding > of the differences in the two. > >> On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 4:28 PM Ning Wang <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> That's true. Maven artifacts are binaries too. My bad. >> >> The "binary" I was referring to are the executables, such as installer, >> which contains quite some executables like CLI, exeample jobs, UI, tracker, >> etc. The docker image is also part of my "binary". >> >> Basically users can just install and run their jobs without compiling all >> the tools from source code. Maven artifacts allow users to build their >> jobs. They still need to compile all the other things in order to run the >> jobs. >> >> I hope it is more clear this time. >> >> >> >>> On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 1:59 PM Josh Fischer <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I'm not sure I understand how you are defining the differences between >> the >>> terms "maven artifacts" and "binary releases". Wouldn't a maven >> artifact ( >>> java jar ) be considered a binary release as well? Am I missing >> something? >>> >>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 1:02 AM Ning Wang <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I think we can not make an official binary release yet before clear all >>>> license issues. Therefore, 0.20.0.2 can have maven artifacts but it >> can't >>>> have binary release. :( >>>> >>>> That's just my understanding of Apache requirements. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 2:24 PM Josh Fischer <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I'd like to start the process to vote for the 0.20.2-incubating >> binary >>>>> release. Before we start I remember there were concerns about the >> size >>>> of >>>>> the Heron binary and where it would be hosted on Apache Infra. Does >>>> anyone >>>>> have any knowledge on this potential issue? >>>>> >>>>> - Josh >>>>> >>>> >>> >>
