>> 2) Same question as above, but with the word "incubating".  Is it ok
>> if our jar looks like "[apache-]pivot-wtk.jar", or must it be
>> "[apache-]pivot-wtk_incubating.jar"?
>
>Incubating MUST be part of the file names.

Ugh. Is this really a requirement for the JARs themselves? The distribution 
files are named 
apache-pivot-1.1-incubating.zip/apache-pivot-1.1-incubating.tar.gz, and they 
will ultimately live in a directory called www.apache.org/dist/incubator/pivot. 
Appending "-incubating" to the names of all of the JARs contained within the 
archives as well seems redundant, and it will require updating all of our 
documentation, including our tutorials and demos which currently include the 
JARs on their classpath.

Niclas, you mentioned at one point that binaries are really just considered a 
convenience for the end user - if this is true, does it really matter what they 
are called, as long as they are packaged and distributed in such a way that 
flags them clearly as "incubating"? Again, not trying to be contrary, but I 
think that there are valid arguments to be made for leaving the naming 
structure as-is (assuming that there are no legal implications).

Greg


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