In Apache, source releases are much more important than binary releases. And binary releases are more trouble, because now you are distributing other components that may have non-Apache licenses, and you may need to add entries to your NOTICE file (et cetera) to accommodate this.
In Calcite we have managed to get by without creating binary releases. People seem to be happy to either build from source or use the pre-built artifacts. (Admittedly Calcite is a different kind of project; most people use it as a library.) You can probably find lots of discussion & wisdom by searching the incubator list and apache web site. Julian On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 6:39 PM, Luke Han <[email protected]> wrote: > Will try to include binary package in next release. > > @Mentors, is there any policy about include binary package in release? > Or any tips about this? > > Thanks > > > Best Regards! > --------------------- > > Luke Han > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 8:16 AM, 周千昊 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> +1 >> It saves the trouble for the users >> >> alex schufo <[email protected]>于2015年8月12日周三 01:09写道： >> >> > +1 a binary package should be provided >> > >> > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 9:39 AM, Li Yang <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > +1 always releases a binary package will certainly ease users. >> > > >> > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:07 AM, Shi, Shaofeng <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > > >> > > > +1 Include the binary package in a sub folder like ³dist² will be >> good >> > > for >> > > > user, otherwise user may confuse on how to run it; >> > > > >> > > > On 8/11/15, 8:35 AM, "Luke Han" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > >Any comments from community? >> > > > > >> > > > >Thanks. >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >Best Regards! >> > > > >--------------------- >> > > > > >> > > > >Luke Han >> > > > > >> > > > >On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Luke Han <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > >> Hi community, >> > > > >> How do you think to include a binary package in further >> release >> > > > >> beside source code package? Just for convenience purpose. >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> Thanks. >> > > > >> >> > > > >> Best Regards! >> > > > >> --------------------- >> > > > >> >> > > > >> Luke Han >> > > > >> >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >>
