On Sun, 28 Apr 2024 at 15:38, tison <wander4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yeah. I support that we always need to release sources on our platform. > > Given the links to downloads.apache.org, archive.apache.org, > https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.lua, can be unintuitive for users, I > agree that we can have a simple Download page for such library-only > projects.
The download page can also be used for links to release notes, and to provide other support information. > Here is a patch to cover a minimal download page [1], which is derived from > OpenDAL's download page [2]. Welcome to leave comments if you find any > issues or things we can improve on. > > [1] https://github.com/apache/datafusion/pull/10271 The closer.lua script is only intended for the source and binary bundles. The sigs and hashes (and KEYS) should link directly to https://downloads.apache.org/datafusion/... > [2] https://opendal.apache.org/download > > Best, > tison. > > > Justin Mclean <jus...@classsoftware.com> 于2024年4月28日周日 10:02写道： > > > Hi, > > > > Projects need to make source releases on ASF infrastructure and have a > > download page for good reasons. Some users need a place to verify and > > download a trusted release. Having it hosted on ASF infrastructure means > > people can 100% trust it, unlike 3rd party providers. 3rd party providers > > have gone rogue in the past (e.g . Source Forge), disappeared (e.g. Google > > Code), or had multiple serious issues (e.g. NPM). Also by placing a release > > in the ASF distribution area / a project download page gives confidence > > that the ASF release process has been followed and that it is not a release > > by a 3rd party or an unofficial release of some sort. IMO, all projects > > need to have a download page, even if it may not be used by the majority of > > users. > > > > Kind Regards, > > Justin > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
