> Perhaps we can rewrite that section. +1
I totally agree with Dave, because we need to make these rules clear and unambiguous, so it was necessary to rewrite this section. I have found that the first release of the new incubator project has various challenges, which often makes new teams very frustrated. This discussion can help them clarify the rules and focus their energy on the release of the project rather than the process itself. On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM Dave Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree with Justin and PJ here. > > The lack of `incubating` in filename has often been the case lately, it is in > the incubator release policy here: > https://incubator.apache.org/guides/releasemanagement.html#podling_constraints > > Perhaps we can rewrite that section. > > Best, > Dave > > > On Nov 21, 2025, at 7:55 AM, PJ Fanning <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I only occasionally see incubating in jar versions. I prefer the idea of > > requiring having the DISCLAIMER in the META-INF within the jar alongside > > the LICENSE and NOTICE files. > > > > On Fri 21 Nov 2025, 13:02 Stamatis Zampetakis, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> +1 on what Justin said. I was in the process of sending a similar > >> response. The four items are more like best/common practices rather > >> than actual policy violations. > >> > >> Best, > >> Stamatis > >> > >> On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM Justin Mclean <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> Thanks for looking into this release in detail; I haven't, but off the > >> top of my head. > >>> > >>>> 1. Missing RC designation in release URL > >>> > >>> This is not a requirement, and projects can name releases when they > >> want. While using RC X is common, it’s not required. That naming does make > >> it easy if another candidate for the release is needed. > >>> > >>>> 2. Multiple repositories bundled in single vote (requires separate > >> votes) > >>> > >>> This is fine, and many projects do this. > >>> > >>>> 3. Built artifacts missing "incubating" suffix (98.3% non-compliant) > >>> > >>> Official releases on Infra-supported platforms need to be named this > >> way, so yes, I think there seems to be an issue here, but perhaps this has > >> not been common practice and has been missed. What may be more important is > >> do the jars include an incubator disclaimer? > >>> > >>>> 4. Premature release tagging before vote completion > >>> > >>> GitHub tags are irrelevant as they are mutable; it's the hash that > >> matters. > >>> > >>> Kind Regards, > >>> Justin > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> 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] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
