Sorry for the flyby comment... What’s the status of the models? Are they being treated like convenience binaries or are they a source release artifact?
I ask because it’s relevant to what the vote is about, the process, and the options for distribution. -joey > On Mar 15, 2021, at 2:22 PM, Jeff Zemerick <jzemer...@apache.org> wrote: > > Richard, thanks for your feedback. That is all very important and I > apologize for overlooking those things. And as a first release it's > important we capture and document those steps to make future releases > easier. > > Thanks to those who voted but we'll cancel this vote and try again soon. > > Thanks, > Jeff > > >> On Sun, Mar 14, 2021 at 3:00 AM Richard Eckart de Castilho <r...@apache.org> >> wrote: >> >>> On 12. Mar 2021, at 14:39, Jeff Zemerick <jzemer...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>> This vote is to release the models as version 1.0. (The models are still >>> available in the Dropbox folder at >>> >> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/p8focuz0qwvw84b/AAC6GqO8mqZn_xkAqHZsVAsoa?dl=0&lst= >>> along with text files showing the training and evaluation results). >> >> As far as I can see, the files are not signed and cannot be validated for >> authenticity. >> There are no release notes, no information where the files come from, no >> license >> information, etc. The files are also no on ASF systems (cf. >> https://infra.apache.org/release-publishing.html). >> >> I don't see how in this situation a release vote according to ASF >> standards is possible. That is >> a vote that: >> >>> A binding release vote of the PMC is the critical gating step in the >> release process. Without such a vote, the release is just a set of files >> prepared by an individual. After such a vote, it is a formal offering of >> the ASF, backed by the "full faith and credit" of the Foundation. >> >> However, the voting thread "looks" official - so it looks like you aim for >> such a proper release. >> >> I do not think the process should continue as is and should either be >> restarted properly or >> not take the appearance of being an official release process. >> >> -1 (non-binding) >> >> Cheers, >> >> -- Richard >> >>
