Please note, this still applies, but several podlings don't seem to have got the message.
Thanks! On Mon, 22 Nov 2021 at 11:03, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It is vital that the KEYS file is only referred to using a URL of the form > > https://downloads.apache.org/incubator/<podling>/KEYS [1] > > This applies to VOTE emails as well as download pages. > > Why is this? > > KEYS files must remain available long for as long as a release is > still available from the ASF archives. > > It is also important for the files used in a VOTE to correspond as far > as possible with the ones that will be used by downloaders. > (Obviously, that is not possible for the artifacts themselves as they > cannot be published until after the vote). Furthermore, it is > important that the KEYS file remain available after the vote has > completed, in case there is a need to check any aspects of the vote. > > == > > If your podling uses a template to create the vote email, please check > that it uses the correct URL for the KEYS file, and fix it if not. > Also check any developer docs to ensure the correct URL is used. > > Note: for a podling's first release, it is possible that the relevant > directory under https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/incubator/ > has yet to be created. This will need to be created, and the KEYS file > populated, *before* the vote can begin. [It will be needed anyway once > the vote succeeds] > > Thanks, > Sebb > [1] Some older pages may use > https://www.apache.org/dist/incubator/<podling>/KEYS > This now redirects to https://downloads.apache.org/incubator/<podling>/KEYS --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
