My preference is zip. On Tue, Jun 26, 2018, 9:21 AM Josh Elser <els...@apache.org> wrote:
> > > On 6/25/18 11:34 PM, Andy LoPresto wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > I do not want to start a long-running argument or entrenched battle. > > However, having just performed the RM duties for the latest release, I > > believe I have identified a resource inefficiency in the fact that we > > generate, upload, host, and distribute two compressed archives of the > > binary which are functionally equivalent. For 1.7.0, both the .tar.gz > > and .zip files are 1.2 GB (1_224_352_000 bytes for tar.gz vs. > > 1_224_392_000 bytes for zip). The time to build and sign these is > > substantial, but the true cost comes in uploading and hosting them. > > While the fabled extension registry will save all of us from this > > burden, it isn’t arriving tomorrow, and I think we could drastically > > improve this before the next release. > > > > I have no personal preference between the two formats. In earlier days, > > there were platform inconsistencies and the tools weren’t available on > > all systems, but now they are pretty standard for all users. This [1] is > > an interesting article I found which had some good info on the origins, > > and here are some additional resources for anyone interested [2][3]. I > > don’t care which we pick, but I propose removing one of the options for > > the build going forward (toolkit as well). > > > > That said, if someone has a good reason that both are necessary, I would > > love to hear it. I didn’t find anything on the Apache Release Policy > > which stated we must offer both, but maybe I missed it. Thanks. > > I'm not aware of any ASF policy. I think it mostly stems from default > convention you get out of the maven-assembly-plugin. > > > [1] https://itsfoss.com/tar-vs-zip-vs-gz/ > > [2] https://superuser.com/a/1257441/40003 > > [3] https://superuser.com/a/173995/40003 > > [4] https://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy.html#artifacts > > > > > > Andy LoPresto > > alopre...@apache.org <mailto:alopre...@apache.org> > > /alopresto.apa...@gmail.com <mailto:alopresto.apa...@gmail.com>/ > > PGP Fingerprint: 70EC B3E5 98A6 5A3F D3C4 BACE 3C6E F65B 2F7D EF69 > > >
