That's totally fine. I voted +/1 after clarification with Junchao.

Thanks for the details !

Regards
JB

On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM Bismanpal Singh Anand <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi all,
> Thanks for raising this.
>
> The ecosystem folder is not a copy of other projects. It holds Apache
> ResilientDB’s own ecosystem components: things like our GraphQL service,
> monitoring dashboards, SDKs, app templates, and smart-contract tooling, all
> developed for or as part of the Apache ResilientDB project. Whatever third
> party tools we incorporate in this are documented in the LICENSE file (MIT
> or CC0 with source URL).
>
> The excluded files in ecosystem/ fall into two categories:
> 1. Format limitations: Some files (.mdx and .json) don't support comment
> blocks. Adding the standard ASF source header at the top would break
> parsing/execution or be invalid in those formats. Per the ASF source header
> policy and the FAQ on exceptions (
> https://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html#faq-exceptions
> <
> https://l.gotourl.es/l/e3b33b70f38b93b81cb9c386cec916b3a2d676a4?u=12264691
> >)
> , we treat these as cases where the full header isn't feasible.
> 2. Third-party code: Files excluded under ecosystem/monitoring are
> third-party components that run directly in that project. These are
> documented in our LICENSE file under the Creative Commons Zero v1.0
> Universal (CC0) license section, with source attribution. Per ASF policy on
> third-party works, we do not add the standard Apache License header to
> third-party source files; instead, we document their licensing in the
> LICENSE file.
>
> Additional third-party components live in a dedicated third_party/ folder,
> and their original licenses are documented and referenced in our LICENSE
> file, in line with ASF policy on third-party works.
>
> If this is able to address all the concerns, we can continue with the
> release vote.
> -
> Best,
> Bismanpal Singh Anand
>
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 1:12 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > I change my vote to +1 (binding) as the podling clarified.
> >
> > I suggest to fix the missing ASF header in ecosystem/monitoring folder
> for
> > the next release.
> >
> > Regards
> > JB
> >
> > Le lun. 16 févr. 2026 à 06:55, Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> a
> > écrit :
> >
> > > 0 (binding)
> > >
> > > I'm a bit confused about the ecosystem and thirdparty folders and
> what's
> > > in there (in the source distribution). It seems to be "code/complete
> > copy"
> > > of other projects to be included in ResilientDB, but it's not
> documented
> > in
> > > the LICENSE. Can you please clarify ?
> > >
> > > nit: the link to dist.apache.org is splitted in the vote email.
> > > nit: you can cleanup old releases from dist.apache.org dev
> > >
> > > I checked:
> > > - source distribution
> > > -- incubating is in the name/version
> > > -- checksum and signature are good
> > > -- DISCLAIMER is present
> > > -- LICENSE/NOTICE looks good. However, I'm a bit confused by ecosystem
> > and
> > > thirdparty folders. It seems they include modules which are not part of
> > the
> > > ResilientDB project, but "external" projects. If the code is copied
> from
> > > others projects, it should be documented (with license) in the LICENSE
> > file.
> > > -- ASF header is missing in some files, especially in the
> > > ecosystem/monitoring folder. See the point above.
> > > -- No binary/compiled binary found in the source distribution
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > JB
> > >
> > > On Sat, Feb 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM Bismanpal Singh Anand <
> > > [email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hello Incubator PMC,
> > >>
> > >> The Apache ResilientDB community has voted on and approved the release
> > >> candidate Apache ResilientDB (incubating) 1.12.0-incubating-rc2 on our
> > >> [email protected] list.
> > >>
> > >> ResilientDB Community Vote Thread:
> > >> https://lists.apache.org/thread/9y7r3y8r5lpr19cgwodbnor38kfpm2v6
> > >> <
> > >>
> >
> https://l.gotourl.es/l/485733896e7f92d2a7eba3cf7dd7d02f76be9cb2?u=12264691
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> Vote result thread:
> > >> https://lists.apache.org/thread/3ox4rfc5ct6j8vzmk4lst8tw6dm2c4sj
> > >> <
> > >>
> >
> https://l.gotourl.es/l/17b7e6ff0921b2167a4f8696deea3ad1bb2b2862?u=12264691
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> The official Apache source release to be deployed to dist.apache.org:
> > >> https://dist.apache
> > >> .org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/resilientdb/1.12.0-incubating-rc2/
> > >> <
> > >>
> >
> https://l.gotourl.es/l/f29dabe2c5c88cc6374275b5ffc433d1a4f48e28?u=12264691
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> This source release has been signed with a PGP available here (Apache
> > ID:
> > >> bisman):
> > >> https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/incubator/resilientdb/KEYS
> > >> <
> > >>
> >
> https://l.gotourl.es/l/55a87fa9f362e78aa0f27f192bae67a5d6072dfa?u=12264691
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> Git branch for the release:
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-resilientdb/tree/v1.12.0-incubating-rc2
> > >> <
> > >>
> >
> https://l.gotourl.es/l/bfb0b407bc9e9bc1379ca39708f820eb4f1f9f28?u=12264691
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> Please download, verify, and test.
> > >>
> > >> The *VOTE* will pass after 3 binding approvals.
> > >>
> > >> [ ] +1 approve
> > >> [ ] +0 no opinion
> > >> [ ] -1 disapprove with the reason
> > >>
> > >> To learn more about Apache ResilientDB, please see
> > >> https://resilientdb.incubator.apache.org/
> > >> <
> > >>
> >
> https://l.gotourl.es/l/029fe4b77fd9e6ef18f74209794a794649b77f54?u=12264691
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> Checklist for reference:
> > >> [ ] Download links are valid.
> > >> [ ] Checksums and signatures.
> > >> [ ] LICENSE/NOTICE files exist
> > >> [ ] No unexpected binary files
> > >> [ ] All source files have ASF headers
> > >> [ ] Can compile from source
> > >>
> > >> -
> > >> Regards,
> > >> Bismanpal Singh Anand
> > >>
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Bismanpal Singh Anand
>

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