I've restructured the wiki page at http://nagoya.apache.org/wiki/apachewiki.cgi?ASFRepository/WhereIsVersionInU RISytnax, and removed the part about symbolic links.
-Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Chalko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 14 November 2003 11:00 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Where is version in UIR Syntax > > > Tim Anderson wrote: > > >I have a few comments on the content of that page: > > > >1. Not sure why the discussion and the proposals are > > separate, given the partial duplication of pros > > and cons for each. > > Would prefer to see these merged. > > > Good point, feel free to merge them. > and add your pro cons. > We will need this for later, when people ask us Why, we can point them > to the wiki summary. > > > > >2. Version be a mandatory component of artifact filename > > Pros: > > . Artifacts become identifiable when *downloaded* from the repository. > > . This is not compatible with the current ASF scheme. > > Neither maven, nor dist require version in the artifact filename. > > > > Cons: > > . Presumes to know requirements of other repository users, > > for which we have no requirements. > > > >3. Version in directory > > Cons: > > . I don't see how the need for a 'latest' symbolic link is a > > con. There is no uniform way at ASF at the moment to indicate > > the latest version. > > . Scheme not currently used by ASF. > > > >4. There has been no discussion on how to cope with nightly or snapshot > > builds, which could change the version syntax. E.g: > > 1. Subdir per build: > > http://repo.apache.org/apache/commons-cli/nightly/20031112/... > > http://repo.apache.org/apache/commons-cli/nightly/20031113/... > > > > 2. Embedded in version: > > http://repo.apache.org/apache/commons-cli/nightly-20031112/... > > http://repo.apache.org/apache/commons-cli/nightly-20031113/... > > > > I'm leaning towards the former, as browsing is simpler. > > OTOH, this then leads to the possibility of "nightly", > > "snapshot", "release" etc being mandatory in product-specifier: > > > > product-specifier = organisation "/" project "/" rtype "/" version > > rtype = "nightly" | "snapshot" | "release" | ... > > > >-Tim > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Nick Chalko [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Friday, 14 November 2003 9:51 AM > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Re: [VOTE] Where is version in UIR Syntax > >> > >> > >>Current count. > >>2 For version dir with optional version on artifact name. > >>3 for version dir and versioned artifact name. > >> > >>Make sure you voice your opinion. > >> > >> > >>Nick Chalko wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Lets see where we stand on the version. > >>>Please go to > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>http://nagoya.apache.org/wiki/apachewiki.cgi?ASFRepository/WhereIs > >> > >> > >VersionInURISytnax > > > > > >>and vote for the Proposal you prefer. > >>Add pro's and con's as you see fit. > >> > >>Lets see how close we are to a consensus so wee can move on to other > >>parts of the URISyntax. > >> > >>R, > >>Nick > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >