+1 to removing it. Other top level projects do not have a disclaimer (see, for example, hbase: http://www-eu.apache.org/dist/hbase/stable)
On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 4:40 AM, Otto Fowler <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there an equivalent disclaimer for full products? > > On June 26, 2017 at 21:53:34, Nick Allen ([email protected]) wrote: > > > +1 Yes, definitely cruft. Good find. > > > > On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 9:50 PM, Matt Foley <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The Release Process document at https://cwiki.apache.org/ > > confluence/display/METRON/Release+Process > > currently states that a file named DISCLAIMER is a required artifact in > > the release package. The contents of this file are: > > === > > Apache Metron is an effort undergoing incubation at The Apache Software > > Foundation (ASF), sponsored by the Apache Incubator PMC. Incubation is > > required > > of all newly accepted projects until a further review indicates that the > > infrastructure, communications, and decision making process have > > stabilized in > > a manner consistent with other successful ASF projects. While incubation > > status > > is not necessarily a reflection of the completeness or stability of the > > code, > > it does indicate that the project has yet to be fully endorsed by the > ASF. > > === > > This clearly seems to be left over from our incubation days. I propose to > > entirely remove the DISCLAIMER file, from the source tree and from the > > Release Process document. > > > > The usual disclaimers remain in the LICENSE file, of course. > > > > Any objections? > > Thanks, > > --Matt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
