Unless you want to take a whack at the signing the thing yourself. (Though we can use mine, once we're sure they work!)
It's a majority vote, so we just need three +1s over three days. -T. On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:05:00 -0400, James Mitchell wrote: >�Ok, so what's the next step? �Wait for the votes to roll in? > > >�-- >�James Mitchell >�Software Engineer / Open Source Evangelist >�EdgeTech, Inc. >�678.910.8017 >�AIM: jmitchtx > >�----- Original Message ----- >�From: "Ted Husted" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >�To: "Struts Developers List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >�Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 3:46 AM >�Subject: Re: [Apache Struts Wiki] Updated: StrutsRelease122 > > >�On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 20:01:54 -0700, Martin Cooper wrote: > >>�It looks like signatures have not been created for the >>�distribution as uploaded to cvs.apache.org, so A3 isn't quite >>�done yet. (Or perhaps we should have had an A2.5 for this. ;) >> > >�It was my understanding that signatures are required for true >�General Availability releases that are to be mirrored, but not-so- >�much for Alpha/Beta distributions that are not being mirrored >�(yet). �So, in the current set of checklists, the signing came into >�play as part of the "General Availability Release" gauntlet (B1-B6). > >�Though, it's true that <http://apache.org/dev/mirrors.html>�says >�"All releases" rather than "All public releases." > >�Signing releases is yet-another-thing-todo, and I had been putting >�it off. But since James did some of the work this time, I had some >�bandwidth available, so I gave it a try. Turned out to be easy as >�pie. [At least if my signatures actually work :)] It should take >�someone ten or twenty minutes to get started, if you don't get >�bogged down in details. > >�I went through >�<http://nagoya.apache.org/wiki/apachewiki.cgi?SigningReleases>, and >�downloaded PGP 8.0 Freeware >�<http://www.pgpi.org/products/pgp/versions/freeware/>. > >�For Windows, you have to > >�[Onetime setup] > >�* Unzip the install program >�* Run the install program, and restart >�* Press [Later] on the registration screen. (We can preview >�indefinately for non-profit use.) >�* Enter your personal name and email (@apache.org), and a >�passphrase. (8 characters or more.) * After the keys are generated, >�open the PGPKeys. >�* Run Server/Send To/Domain Server to register your public key with >�pgp.com * Run Keys/Export to save your public key as a text file. >�Add it the Struts KEYS file. * Close PGPKeys > >�[Signing ritual] > >�* Open PGPMail >�* The document button brings up a standard file dialog. Select the * >�.zip and *.gz files to sign. Check "Detached Signature" and "Text >�Output". * PGP generates plain-text *.sig files (which you can >�rename to *.asc). * Upload the *.asc files to the distribution >�directory. > >�In this case, I've put the keys in my home directory, so someone >�can test them for me. (Help!) > >�* http://cvs.apache.org/~husted/struts/v1.2.2 > >�(Of course, I've also added the Step-by-Step notes to the wiki >�page, for future reference.) > >�-Ted. > >> >>�-- >>�Martin Cooper > > >�-------------------------------------------------------------------- >�- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For >�additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >�-------------------------------------------------------------------- >�- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For >�additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
