+1 for removing them. Maven downloads, even if not using a Maven-aware build tool, feels like a very reasonable option.
Cheers, Marius > On Feb 25, 2023, at 09:37, PJ Fanning <fannin...@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > The ASF only requires that we do src distributions for releases. We also > publish our jars to Maven Central. Most of our users get the POI jars via > Maven Central. > > The poi-bin zip and tgz files are just the jars and some of the dependency > jars that they need packaged up. Most bin zips and tgzs include scripts to > run applications or examples. I've even used our xmlbeans-bin zip in the past > to use the scomp.sh. > > The reason I ask is that I think we need to update the license details if we > keep the poi-bin zip/tgzs. See > https://lists.apache.org/thread/v74bft4f66of901hok1ylh49b85lo7cm > > My feeling is that if we don't need to provide these poi-bin zip/tgz files, > then we could get rid of it and simplify the release. To reiterate, the Maven > Central publish is useful and I am not suggesting removing this part of the > release. > > Regards, > PJ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@poi.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@poi.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@poi.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@poi.apache.org
