El día 22 de abril de 2012 16:51, Rob Weir <[email protected]> escribió: > On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Kay Schenk <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > <snip> > >> OK, I have a question on this one. MUST we download and build or can we vote >> on an already built (binary) version? There was some discussion about this, >> and, yes, there are notes about this on general information for Apache >> releases, but...I jsut noticed the vote from Hagar Delest which implies he >> used a binary so this is why I ask. >> > > You are not required to build the AOO RC in order to vote. Remember, > participating in the review and approval of releases is one of the > most basic responsibilities of *all* PMC members. We have selected > PMC members with a wide range of relevant skills, not all of them are > coders. So not everyone is expected to build. But I would expect > that everyone who votes will find something that they can do to help > verify the RC. For example, installing, verifying a translation, > reviewing the LICENSE and NOTICE file, reviewing the RAT scan output, > etc. > > Remember, unlike a much smaller project at Apache, we cannot assume > that there is even a single person who understands all aspects of the > product. Not even one. Those who can build on Windows might not be > the same ones who can verify the Gallacian translation, and those who > understand the details of the LICENSE requirements might not have > access to a 64-bit Linux machine to test that install. So we need to > rely on others. > > So, a +1 to me means three things: > > 1) I have verified what I can verify and it looks acceptable for a release. > > 2) No one else has reported a credible, substantial issue with the RC. > > 3) I believe that there has been sufficient overall review of the RC. > > So obviously my vote can change based on what others find and report > about the RC. In particular I plan to test a few install scenarios > and if they work out, I'll vote +1 later today. But if someone later > finds a serious issue, then I could change my vote. > > -Rob
Thanks Rob for the clarification (I had the same doubt expressed by Kay Schenk). I installed and used the build on my openSUSE 11.4, 64 bits box without problems so this is a huge +1 from me (PPMC member: rgb-es @ apache) Regards Ricardo
