Using A and B out of habit. Can switch to M. Elias
"Martijn Dashorst" <[email protected]> wrote on 27/10/2026 18:42:45: > "Martijn Dashorst" <[email protected]> > 27/10/2026 18:44 > > Please respond to > <[email protected]> > > To > > [email protected] > > cc > > Subject > > [POLL] Does anyone use the binary distribution zip files? > > In order to streamline our release process, I am curious if anyone > downloads the binary distributions we prepare with every release. The > reason is that Apache projects in principle only publish source code, for > the public good, endorsed by a Project Management Committee (PMC), and > governed by strict foundation-wide policies. So the binaries are > non-official releases in Apache terms, but merely for convenience (so you > don't have to build from source). > > We have: > A - source distribution (apache-wicket-10.11.0.zip) > B - binary distribution (apache-wicket-10.11.0-bin.zip), also known as > convenience binaries > M - maven packages (everything that goes to maven central), also > convenience binaries and source jars > > Does anyone use A, B and/or M? > > Thanks for providing your insights. > > Martijn
