So are people fine with using Aether 1.13. I've already got the necessary changes if we want to go ahead with that.
On Nov 8, 2011, at 12:50 PM, Jason van Zyl wrote: > > On Nov 8, 2011, at 12:15 AM, Brett Porter wrote: > >> >> On 07/11/2011, at 8:43 AM, Jason van Zyl wrote: >> >>> You guys decided you wanted to wait so let's just wait. I didn't think it >>> would take this long to get through either but it is what it is. So >>> realistically we're looking at 3.0.4 in 4 weeks. >> >> But it could also be longer. >> > > Yes, but that's the decision you made. > >> I don't see why we should treat the existing EPL release any differently >> than if it were to be released from Eclipse at this point. > > Yes, I tried to explain this a month ago. The code is all Sonatype copyright, > and EPL. Wherever the code is that fact remains the same. > >> Going to Eclipse is a positive step from now, there will be better >> transparency and governance, but arriving there is not the end of the road. >> It's going to be even longer that it is more diverse, graduates the >> incubator there, and becomes just consumable as a dependency. >> >> If someone wants to do a 3.0.4 release, they should do it, whether that >> doesn't include this fix, or delivers it as a patch on the version we're >> using, or uses the EPL version from Github. If nobody is prepared to do a >> release now, that's fine too, but they shouldn't have to sit around waiting. >> The whole reason I was concerned about Aether in the first place was because >> we'd get stuck not being able to ship a fix to Maven without getting around >> another project - we can't let ourselves get into that position. >> >> In my ideal world, Benjamin would cherry-pick the fix he's already made for >> the issue Mark is concerned about, release 1.11.1, and we upgrade and >> someone releases Maven 3.0.4. That wouldn't take long, wouldn't change the >> direction everything is going, and let everyone get on with it. >> >> Is there a reason we shouldn't do that? >> > > Because it's far more work than necessary, use Aether 1.13 that is EPL and is > released. I can update it and start the release process tomorrow. > >> Cheers, >> Brett >> >> -- >> Brett Porter >> [email protected] >> http://brettporter.wordpress.com/ >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > > Thanks, > > Jason > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Jason van Zyl > Founder, Apache Maven > http://twitter.com/jvanzyl > --------------------------------------------------------- > > Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track > of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget > the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful > groping. We see our past achievements as the end result of a > clean forward thrust, and our present difficulties as > signs of decline and decay. > > -- Eric Hoffer, Reflections on the Human Condition > > > > Thanks, Jason ---------------------------------------------------------- Jason van Zyl Founder, Apache Maven http://twitter.com/jvanzyl --------------------------------------------------------- We all have problems. How we deal with them is a measure of our worth. -- Unknown
