On 31 Aug 2012, at 02:05, Franklin, Matthew B. wrote:

> On 8/30/12 4:44 PM, "Ate Douma" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Hi team,
>> 
>> I've checked this release candidate and I *think* I can vote +1 on this,
>> but I'm 
>> not sure about maybe one important thing: if this version might be
>> embedding 
>> restricted cryptography functionality, or not:
>> 
>> This version adds Apache Santuario xmlsec-1.5.2.jar for W3C XML Digital
>> Signatures support. AFAIK Santuario can be used to encrypt XML. Even if
>> Wookie 
>> doesn't, if it is bundled this release might be considered 'exporting'
>> cryptography functionality. I'm totally unexperienced in this regard for
>> what 
>> the rules/restrictions etc. are [1], and/or if something needs to be done
>> before 
>> dealing with this [2].
> 
> IMO, this might be best discussed with legal.  The crypto site notes that
> an update to the language was posted by the US IBS in 2010 but the text of
> our site hasn't been updated. Better safe than sorry.

I've created a new Question ticket in Legal Discuss for this:

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-148

> 
>> 
>> I couldn't find anything concerning this on the Santuario site, so
>> maybe/probably I'm just making noise, but as the Incubator mentor guide
>> says 
>> this *must* be checked [3], I'm raising this now.
>> 
>> If already checked and/or a false alarm then I apologize for the trouble,
>> and if 
>> this is resolved or can be ignored, I vote +1 for this release candidate.
> 
> I too am +1 pending legal's sign off on the crypto
> 
> 
>> 
>> Besides the above, there are two other minor issues:
>> - The current LICENSE file(s) have encoding errors since the addition of
>> the 
>> xmldsig-core-schema.xsd section at the end.
>> 
>> - The xmlsec-1.5.2.jar doesn't come with an embedded NOTICE/LICENSE file
>> itself 
>> (which should be an issue for Apache Santuario), but the download
>> distribution 
>> does, and it has a few extra NOTICEs. We thus should also carry these
>> additions 
>> IMO, but this can be done with next release I think.
>> 
>> Regards, Ate
>> 
>> [1] http://www.apache.org/dev/crypto.html
>> [2] http://www.apache.org/licenses/exports/
>> [3] http://incubator.apache.org/guides/mentor.html#crypto-audit
>> 
>> On 08/22/2012 11:26 PM, Paul Sharples wrote:
>>> This is the 6th incubator release for Apache Wookie, with the artifacts
>>> being
>>> versioned as 0.12.0-incubating.
>>> 
>>> We are requesting a vote via wookie-dev for the release of the
>>> artifacts in the
>>> first instance found here...
>>> 
>>> http://people.apache.org/builds/incubator/wookie/0.12.0-incubating/
>>> 
>>> ...as the final 0.12.0-incubating release.
>>> 
>>> PGP release keys (signed using DDED352A):
>>> 
>>> http://www.apache.org/dist/incubator/wookie/KEYS
>>> 
>>> Additionally there are 3 sets of maven artifacts, which we hope will
>>> help
>>> others to integrate WOOKIE into their own applications. These are...
>>> 
>>> 1. Wookie itself as a downloadable WAR
>>> 2. The W3C parser
>>> 3. The Java connector framework
>>> 
>>> These artifacts are now in the staging area found here...
>>> 
>>> https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/orgapachewookie-001/
>>> 
>>> Please take the time to verify the artifacts before casting your vote.
>>> 
>>> Vote will be open at least 72 hours but until we receive most of the
>>> committers
>>> votes.
>>> 
>>> [ ] +1  approve
>>> [ ] +0  no opinion
>>> [ ] -1  disapprove (and reason why)
>> 
> 

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