Hi,

> IMHO, the tags on github are not formal releases.

The tags may not be but it does creates a release artefact that someone can 
download.

>  So its not a violation of ASF release process.

How so? It’s creating an artefact that the general public can access and 
download before the vote is over. [1] [2] seems quite clear on this.

> Some projects have handled this by moving release votes to a different
> (mirror/fork) of the project. 

You can just make the release on a branch rather than in a fork/mirror.

Anyway I'll raise it on legal discuss.

Thanks,
Justin

1. https://www.apache.org/dev/release-distribution.html#unreleased
2. http://www.apache.org/dev/release.html#what


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