Hi, On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> wrote: > On 7/3/12 1:10 AM, "Bertrand Delacretaz" <bdelacre...@apache.org> wrote: >>... I have ignored the -incubating-bin.tar.gz file, we don't release >> binaries, so -1 on that one.
> Several Apache documents state that there are binary distributions provided > as a convenience. Do they go through a different process? I'm not sure if there's a defined process ASF-wide, IMO what's important is to clearly label those binaries as not being an Apache release. The simplest way might be to create a "binaries" folder under http://apache.org/dist/incubator/flex (which doesn't exist yet, but that's where the release ends up once voted on), with a README.txt that explains what those binaries are. Once such a mechanism is in place, I'm fine with people voting on what to put in there if desired, in VOTE threads that are distinct from the release votes, but let's not call that a release. What people can express with their votes is "I think that foo.jar with md5 12345 is a usable binary distribution of our software" or something like that, but as opposed to source code releases those do not have the ASF's stamp of approval. -Bertrand
