Some of these steps are out-of-date but this [1] should give you a general idea of what's involved in preparing a release. I think some projects have had committers who just wrote documentation or contributed in other non-coding ways so that's certainly a possibility.
Thanks. [1] http://xerces.apache.org/xerces2-j/faq-contributing.html#faq-2 Michael Glavassevich XML Technologies and WAS Development IBM Toronto Lab E-mail: mrgla...@ca.ibm.com E-mail: mrgla...@apache.org "Eric J. Schwarzenbach" <eric.schwarzenb...@wrycan.com> wrote on 01/11/2018 02:05:12 PM: > From: "Eric J. Schwarzenbach" <eric.schwarzenb...@wrycan.com> > To: j-users@xerces.apache.org > Date: 01/11/2018 02:05 PM > Subject: Re: Any Xerces-J 2.12.0 release date to address CVE-2012-0881? > > One might expect "commiter" to imply a coder, but could someone who > is not going to actually work on xerces code be made a committer? If > so, what skills would such a person need in order to help get the release out? > On 01/11/2018 01:42 PM, Michael Glavassevich wrote: > A lot of what needs to get done requires write-access and that can > only be done by committers [1]. That's where this project has been > hurting for a long time and where we definitely need help. Of course > there are activities such as testing or doing a build that anyone > could do, but someone with commit access is needed to pull a releasetogether. > > Thanks. > > [1] http://www.apache.org/foundation/getinvolved.html#become-a-committer > > Michael Glavassevich > XML Technologies and WAS Development > IBM Toronto Lab > E-mail: mrgla...@ca.ibm.com > E-mail: mrgla...@apache.org > > Will Herrmann <wjherrm...@gmail.com> wrote on 01/10/2018 11:34:39 PM: > > > I too work with an organization that is a bit concerned about using > > a library with a 5-year old security issue. If the issue is a lack > > of volunteers, what can we do to help, especially given that the fix > > is already done? Do you need testers? People to build from source? > > Something else? > > > > -Will Herrmann > > > > > As has been the case for a long time, Xerces-J 2.12.0 needs volunteers to > > > actually make this release happen. > > > > > > Michael Glavassevich > > > XML Technologies and WAS Development > > > IBM Toronto Lab > > > E-mail: mrgla...@ca.ibm.com > > > E-mail: mrgla...@apache.org > > > > > > Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote on 12/22/2017 01:46:28 PM: > > > > > > > Good question. Xerces has been rather... inactive :-( > > > > > > > > Gary > > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 7:15 AM, Yves Geissbühler < > > > > yves.geissbueh...@incentage.com> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > my problem is that Xerces-J 2.11.0 pops up on the OWASP Dependency > > > > Check [1] having the vulnerability CVE-2012-0881. > > > > > > > > After some investigation I found that CVE-2012-0881 has been indeed > > > > fixed and is scheduled to be released for Xerces-J 2.12.0 [2]. > > > > > > > > However, no specific release date is given [3]. > > > > > > > > Could you point me to a release schedule or do you know the release > > > date? > > > > > > > > Using libraries which contain vulnerabilities is not an option for > > > > my organisation. So, I'm hoping for a Xerces-J 2.11.0 release > > > > happening soonish. > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Yves > > > > > > > > [1] https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url? > > > u=https-3A__www.owasp.org_index.php_OWASP-5FDependency-5FCheck&d=DwIFaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx- > > siA1ZOg&r=KSsQtaTrbQnz98UqasbfUccVGXxb9hHxwso62zJ- > > DKI&m=mhg1UoAqEyPAE- > > > iRxRa_1F1tVGzXVcJXZNLn39oyBRM&s=8VFeoB1BkOSReGrRxENRnFx7vA5raEwKWVB8GdwRkf8&e= > > > > [2] https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url? > > > u=https-3A__issues.apache.org_jira_browse_XERCESJ-2D1685&d=DwIFaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx- > > siA1ZOg&r=KSsQtaTrbQnz98UqasbfUccVGXxb9hHxwso62zJ- > > DKI&m=mhg1UoAqEyPAE- > > > iRxRa_1F1tVGzXVcJXZNLn39oyBRM&s=hCJU3BJU6XA9RAk8dWjptod9p0vLPln5AdUllsOIlus&e= > > > > [3] https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url? > > > u=https-3A__issues.apache.org_jira_projects_XERCESJ_versions_12336542&d=DwIFaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx- > > siA1ZOg&r=KSsQtaTrbQnz98UqasbfUccVGXxb9hHxwso62zJ- > > DKI&m=mhg1UoAqEyPAE- > > > iRxRa_1F1tVGzXVcJXZNLn39oyBRM&s=InGKcCzaUSGYeBbHNA8i3dJtU2CQb40diziknWlHYJY&e= > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: j-users-unsubscr...@xerces.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: j-users-h...@xerces.apache.org
