Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-09-06 Thread Dave Fisher
On Sep 6, 2012, at 7:10 AM, Jürgen Schmidt wrote: > On 8/26/12 7:44 PM, Joe Schaefer wrote: >> - Original Message - >> >>> From: Dave Fisher >>> To: general@incubator.apache.org >>> Cc: >>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 1:08 PM

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-09-06 Thread Jürgen Schmidt
On 8/26/12 7:44 PM, Joe Schaefer wrote: > - Original Message - > >> From: Dave Fisher >> To: general@incubator.apache.org >> Cc: >> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 1:08 PM >> Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote >> >&

Re: "end-user operating systems" Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-28 Thread Herbert Duerr
On 27.08.2012 23:11, Andreas Kuckartz wrote: Rob Weir: You probably don't see this on the server yet, but end-user operating systems, both desktop and devices, both at OS level as well as in browsers and with antivirus software, are shifting over to excluding non-signed executable by default. T

"end-user operating systems" Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Andreas Kuckartz
Rob Weir: > You probably don't see this on the server yet, but end-user operating > systems, both desktop and devices, both at OS level as well as in > browsers and with antivirus software, are shifting over to excluding > non-signed executable by default. This is equally true of software > distri

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Jim Jagielski
are PMC-approved. > > > > > - Original Message - >> From: Greg Stein >> To: general@incubator.apache.org >> Cc: "ooo-...@incubator.apache.org" >> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 1:03 PM >> Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Gr

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Joe Schaefer
To: general@incubator.apache.org > Cc: "ooo-...@incubator.apache.org" > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 1:03 PM > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote > > On Aug 27, 2012 9:57 AM, "Jim Jagielski" > wrote: >> ... >> But r

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Greg Stein
On Aug 27, 2012 9:57 AM, "Jim Jagielski" wrote: >... > But recall in all this that even when the PMC releases code, it is > signed by the individual RM, and not by the PMC itself. Apache Subversion releases tend to have a half-dozen signatures. Thus, I'd say they are signed by the PMC. For exampl

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Daniel Shahaf
Jim Jagielski wrote on Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 10:38:15 -0400: > After this, please drop general@ > > On Aug 27, 2012, at 10:16 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > > >> > >> A signature does 2 things: > >> > >> 1. Ensures that no bits have been changed > >> 2. That the bits come from a known (and trusted) en

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message - > From: Benson Margulies > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Cc: > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 9:16 AM > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote > > Jim, > > Two points: > > 1: you skip over the li

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Jim Jagielski
After this, please drop general@ On Aug 27, 2012, at 10:16 AM, Rob Weir wrote: >> >> A signature does 2 things: >> >> 1. Ensures that no bits have been changed >> 2. That the bits come from a known (and trusted) entity. >> > > Almost. It doesn't guarantee trust. Sure it does. If somethin

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Jim Jagielski wrote: > Re adding ooo-dev@ since this is STILL an AOO issue. > > On Aug 27, 2012, at 9:38 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > >> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Jim Jagielski wrote: >>> >>> On Aug 27, 2012, at 8:56 AM, donald_harbi...@us.ibm.com wrote: >>>

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Jim Jagielski
Re adding ooo-dev@ since this is STILL an AOO issue. On Aug 27, 2012, at 9:38 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Jim Jagielski wrote: >> >> On Aug 27, 2012, at 8:56 AM, donald_harbi...@us.ibm.com wrote: >>> >>> Yes, that's what end users care about. But it's not sufficient

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 7:10 AM, Greg Stein wrote: > On Aug 27, 2012 6:15 AM, "Jukka Zitting" wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I'm jumping in late to this discussion after returning from vacation. >> To summarize my understanding: >> >> * As Joe says, there's no problem with current OpenOffice releases. >

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Ross Gardler
on 08/27/2012 08:43:35 AM: > > > From: Jim Jagielski > > To: general@incubator.apache.org, Joe Schaefer > > , Rob Weir , > > Cc: "ooo-...@incubator.apache.org" > > Date: 08/27/2012 08:44 AM > > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Grad

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 8:56 AM, wrote: > Jim Jagielski wrote on 08/27/2012 08:43:35 AM: > >> From: Jim Jagielski >> To: general@incubator.apache.org, Joe Schaefer >> , Rob Weir , >> Cc: "ooo-...@incubator.apache.org" >> Date: 08/27/2012 08:

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Jim Jagielski wrote: > > On Aug 27, 2012, at 8:56 AM, donald_harbi...@us.ibm.com wrote: >> >> Yes, that's what end users care about. But it's not sufficient for AOO >> since we are seeking alternative distribution channels. > > What does that mean? Can I grok "alte

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Andre Fischer
On 27.08.2012 13:10, Greg Stein wrote: On Aug 27, 2012 6:15 AM, "Jukka Zitting" wrote: Hi, I'm jumping in late to this discussion after returning from vacation. To summarize my understanding: * As Joe says, there's no problem with current OpenOffice releases. Agreed. * The project is loo

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Aug 27, 2012, at 9:16 AM, Benson Margulies wrote: > > But can't you drag this whole matter back to the AOO list, being a > mentor and all? > Trying to do that with ccing ooo-dev@ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Benson Margulies
Jim, Two points: 1: you skip over the liability question. Is Bill legally exposed? 2: You can't distribute a binary application to the Mac App store, or other places, without a signature. Some complex requirements for using an Apache signature have been posed; I don't know why Donald characteri

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Aug 27, 2012, at 8:56 AM, donald_harbi...@us.ibm.com wrote: > > Yes, that's what end users care about. But it's not sufficient for AOO > since we are seeking alternative distribution channels. What does that mean? Can I grok "alternative distribution channels" as "more mirrors" or something

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread donald_harbison
Jim Jagielski wrote on 08/27/2012 08:43:35 AM: > From: Jim Jagielski > To: general@incubator.apache.org, Joe Schaefer > , Rob Weir , > Cc: "ooo-...@incubator.apache.org" > Date: 08/27/2012 08:44 AM > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Jim Jagielski
On Aug 26, 2012, at 10:26 AM, Joe Schaefer wrote: > No. There is NO WAY IN HELL the org can indemnify > a volunteer who produces a binary build themselves. > > Please don't bother asking legal-discuss to tackle this. > Here's an analogy: for a long, long time Bill Rowe has taken it upon hims

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Jim Jagielski
ist >> To: general@incubator.apache.org >> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 2:44 PM >> Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote >> >> >> On 8/24/2012 11:19 AM, Joe Schaefer wrote: >>> Really, all this fuss over the LABELLING of &g

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Greg Stein
On Aug 27, 2012 6:15 AM, "Jukka Zitting" wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm jumping in late to this discussion after returning from vacation. > To summarize my understanding: > > * As Joe says, there's no problem with current OpenOffice releases. Agreed. > * The project is looking for ways to produce "bless

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Jukka Zitting
Hi, I'm jumping in late to this discussion after returning from vacation. To summarize my understanding: * As Joe says, there's no problem with current OpenOffice releases. * The project is looking for ways to produce "blessed binaries" as a part of future releases, and has been working with the

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-27 Thread Andre Fischer
On 26.08.2012 00:21, Greg Stein wrote: On Aug 25, 2012 9:46 AM, "Benson Margulies" wrote: ... Of course, a discussion thread started here to solicit the IPMC's opinion on graduation would be another matter entirely. If Rob is representative of AOO, then no. They need more time to learn about

RE: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
nday, August 20, 2012 18:50 To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: RE: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote I do not dispute the existence of other reliable creators of binary distributions. The *nix packagings and installation in consumer desktops are notable for the value that

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Rob Weir
On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Dave Fisher wrote: > > On Aug 26, 2012, at 7:46 AM, Joe Schaefer wrote: > >> AOO doesn't need to change anything to their current release processes >> other than to stop pointing source downloads at svn (which is the sole >> reason I won't vote for AOO candidates).

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Joe Schaefer
- Original Message - > From: Dave Fisher > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 1:08 PM > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote > > > On Aug 26, 2012, at 7:46 AM, Joe Schaefer wrote: > >> AO

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Dave Fisher
On Aug 26, 2012, at 7:46 AM, Joe Schaefer wrote: > AOO doesn't need to change anything to their current release processes > other than to stop pointing source downloads at svn (which is the sole > reason I won't vote for AOO candidates). Well this is worth discussion. On this page [1]: The sou

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Benson Margulies
> Joe, I know very well (and you know that I know) that I can edit most of > the things that appear on our web site. But if community-oriented means > that anyone should just edit those docs to scratch an itch and to hell > with consensus and the consequences, then you're right, I'm definitely a >

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Benson Margulies
Sigh. Apache is a volunteer organization with a history and a culture. As a volunteer organization, it cannot possibly create and maintain a set of documents that describe every bit of cultural norm and historical context. New committers on existing projects learn from their communities. Podling m

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Joe Schaefer
, 2012 11:13 AM > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote > > On 26.08.2012 17:04, Joe Schaefer wrote: >> Waah Brane- obviously you're not as community-oriented >> as you'd like to think.  release.html is the byproduct >> of sev

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Branko Čibej
On 26.08.2012 17:04, Joe Schaefer wrote: > Waah Brane- obviously you're not as community-oriented > as you'd like to think. release.html is the byproduct > of several years of writing oriented towards the lowest > common denominator of the org, but if you think you know > how to improve it you hav

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Joe Schaefer
All that's missing is a clue. - Original Message - > From: Branko Čibej > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 10:53 AM > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote > > On 26.08.2012 16:46, Joe Schaefer wrot

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Branko Čibej
On 26.08.2012 16:46, Joe Schaefer wrote: > The point most people seem to make out of "sanctioned" > or "official" builds revolves around indemnifying volunteers > involved in the production of the release. > > > I'm tired of rehashing release.html for the umpteenth time > simply because Brane or yo

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Joe Schaefer
s the sole reason I won't vote for AOO candidates). - Original Message - > From: Rob Weir > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 9:54 AM > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote > > On Sun, Aug 26, 20

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Joe Schaefer
ently offer that level of management in our build farms. HTH > > From: Marvin Humphrey >To: general@incubator.apache.org >Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 10:09 AM >Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote > >On Sun, Aug 2

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Marvin Humphrey
On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 4:26 AM, Branko Čibej wrote: > On 26.08.2012 13:15, Tim Williams wrote: >> Marvin gave the link earlier in this thread. 4th para is the relevant bit. >> >> http://www.apache.org/dev/release.html#what > > The relevant part is in the last paragraph. However, that says > "conv

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Rob Weir
On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 7:26 AM, Branko Čibej wrote: > On 26.08.2012 13:15, Tim Williams wrote: >> Marvin gave the link earlier in this thread. 4th para is the relevant bit. >> >> http://www.apache.org/dev/release.html#what > > The relevant part is in the last paragraph. However, that says > "conv

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Branko Čibej
On 26.08.2012 13:15, Tim Williams wrote: > Marvin gave the link earlier in this thread. 4th para is the relevant bit. > > http://www.apache.org/dev/release.html#what The relevant part is in the last paragraph. However, that says "convenience" and defines version numbering requirements, but it does

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-26 Thread Tim Williams
On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 10:53 PM, Rob Weir wrote: > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Greg Stein wrote: >> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Rob Weir wrote: > > > >>> I can give the IPMC a hand here, if my point is too obscure. A policy >>> might look like this: >>> >>> Resolved: An Apache pro

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-25 Thread Rob Weir
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Rob Weir wrote: >> I can give the IPMC a hand here, if my point is too obscure. A policy >> might look like this: >> >> Resolved: An Apache project's release consists of a canonical source >> artifact, vot

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-25 Thread Greg Stein
On Aug 25, 2012 9:46 AM, "Benson Margulies" wrote: >... > Of course, a discussion thread started here to solicit the IPMC's > opinion on graduation would be another matter entirely. If Rob is representative of AOO, then no. They need more time to learn about the ASF. -g

Convenience signatures Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-25 Thread Andreas Kuckartz
Benson Margulies: > In the mean time, AOO releases can continue to have 'convenience > binaries', sans signatures. If they can have 'convenience binaries' they should also be able to provide 'convenience signatures". Cheers, Andreas ---

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-25 Thread drew
On Sat, 2012-08-25 at 06:45 -0700, Benson Margulies wrote: > I submit that this sub-thread has reached the end of its useful lifetime. Howdy, After a re-read of this thread, along with similar on the AOO dev/priv list and referenced ASF policy, or best practices, docs., I fully agree. Honestly,

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-25 Thread Benson Margulies
I submit that this sub-thread has reached the end of its useful lifetime. The IPMC's view of binaries is clear, and the IPMC believes that its views reflect the will of the board. 'Official' binaries, like binaries signed with a certificate with the Foundation's name on it, are not currently permi

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-25 Thread Rob Weir
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Rob Weir wrote: >> Or if someone who cared sufficiently about this policy area took >> ownership and proposed a wording of the policy, either as a Board >> resolution, or on legal-discuss, and had that poli

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Marvin Humphrey
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Rob Weir wrote: > Or if someone who cared sufficiently about this policy area took > ownership and proposed a wording of the policy, either as a Board > resolution, or on legal-discuss, and had that policy approved and > recorded via the ordinary means. As a membe

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Greg Stein
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Rob Weir wrote: >... > Or if someone who cared sufficiently about this policy area took > ownership and proposed a wording of the policy, either as a Board > resolution, or on legal-discuss, and had that policy approved and > recorded via the ordinary means. That'

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Rob Weir
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Dave Fisher wrote: > > On Aug 24, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > >> Returning to this topic after an intermission... >> >> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz >> wrote: >>> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Jürgen Schmidt >>> wrote:

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Joe Schaefer
> > From: Greg Stein >To: general@incubator.apache.org; Joe Schaefer >Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 3:40 PM >Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote > >Joe: that is what is being discussed. Blessed binaries. > &

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Greg Stein
ent: Friday, August 24, 2012 3:08 PM >>Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote >> >>This policy is enshrined in the original foundation articles of >>incorporation, and has been restated, over and over, by board members. >>Most colorfully by Roy T. Fie

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Joe Schaefer
Benson Margulies >To: general@incubator.apache.org >Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 3:08 PM >Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote > >This policy is enshrined in the original foundation articles of >incorporation, and has been restated, over and over,

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Benson Margulies
This policy is enshrined in the original foundation articles of incorporation, and has been restated, over and over, by board members. Most colorfully by Roy T. Fielding, who was 'present at the birth.' Many are sympathetic to the AOO situation, and this is why the suggestion from the VP legal was

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Joe Schaefer
Exactly- just work within the constraints and there is no practical problem whatsoever. > > From: Andrew Rist >To: general@incubator.apache.org >Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 2:44 PM >Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Andrew Rist
rmally voted on and approved by the ASF". Thus... Binaries created /from /the Official Release? From: Dave Fisher To: general@incubator.apache.org Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 1:56 PM Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote On

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Joe Schaefer
oved by the ASF". > > From: Dave Fisher >To: general@incubator.apache.org >Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 1:56 PM >Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote > > >On Aug 24, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > >> On Fri,

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Dave Fisher
On Aug 24, 2012, at 9:32 AM, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > Returning to this topic after an intermission... > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz > wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Jürgen Schmidt >> wrote: >>> ...As one of the active developers I would have a serious

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Dave Fisher
On Aug 24, 2012, at 10:09 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Rob Weir wrote: >> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Marvin Humphrey >> wrote: >>> Returning to this topic after an intermission... >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz >>> wrote: On

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Rob Weir
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Rob Weir wrote: > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Marvin Humphrey > wrote: >> Returning to this topic after an intermission... >> >> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz >> wrote: >>> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Jürgen Schmidt >>> wrote

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Rob Weir
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > Returning to this topic after an intermission... > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz > wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Jürgen Schmidt >> wrote: >>> ...As one of the active developers I would have a serio

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-24 Thread Marvin Humphrey
Returning to this topic after an intermission... On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Bertrand Delacretaz wrote: > On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Jürgen Schmidt > wrote: >> ...As one of the active developers I would have a serious problem if we as >> project couldn't provide binary releases for

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-21 Thread Benson Margulies
I would like to offer a very loud +1 to Bertrand's email. Here we are on a community graduation vote thread. This sub-discussion would seem to lead to one of three outcomes: 1) No place new. AOO proceeds out of the incubator operating under the current regime, and those AOO community members who

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-21 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Jürgen Schmidt wrote: > ...As one of the active developers I would have a serious problem if we as > project couldn't provide binary releases for our users. And I thought > the ASF is a serious enough institution that can ensure to deliver > binaries of these very

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-21 Thread Jürgen Schmidt
On 8/21/12 12:03 AM, drew wrote: > On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 13:32 -0700, Marvin Humphrey wrote: >> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Rob Weir wrote: >>> Per the IPMC's "Guide to Successful Graduation" [1] this is the >>> optional, but recommended, community vote for us to express our >>> willingness/r

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-21 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 5:30 AM, Benson Margulies wrote: > Officially, no Apache project has ever, ever, released a binary. > > Apache projects have published convenience binaries to accompany their > releases, which have been, by definition, source Agreed - for the Flex podling the mentors h

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread drew jensen
On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 17:01 -0700, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 3:03 PM, drew wrote: > > Well, for myself, I don't have a problem with the AOO project not having > > official binary releases - in such a circumstance I would strongly > > prefer no binary release at all. > > I w

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Benson Margulies wrote: > Officially, no Apache project has ever, ever, released a binary. > > Apache projects have published convenience binaries to accompany their > releases, which have been, by definition, source. > Maybe you can help clarify this for me then

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Benson Margulies
Officially, no Apache project has ever, ever, released a binary. Apache projects have published convenience binaries to accompany their releases, which have been, by definition, source. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr.

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 11:05 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Prescott Nasser > wrote: >> I'm sorry, I'm playing catch-up and I'm a bit unclear on the argument - >> Marvin said: "If the podling believes that ASF-endorsed binaries are a hard >> requirement, >> then it

RE: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Prescott Nasser
> Subject: RE: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote > Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:11:23 -0700 > > Simple enough - thanks. > > Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:05:00 -0400 > > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote > > From: gst...@gmail.c

RE: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Prescott Nasser
Simple enough - thanks. > Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:05:00 -0400 > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote > From: gst...@gmail.com > To: general@incubator.apache.org > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Prescott Nasser > wrote: > > I'm

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 10:58 PM, Rob Weir wrote: > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Greg Stein wrote: >> On Aug 20, 2012 8:33 PM, "Rob Weir" wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Greg Stein wrote: >>>... >>> > I would also state that continuing to argue is symptomatic of a >>> > fai

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Greg Stein
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 10:55 PM, Prescott Nasser wrote: > I'm sorry, I'm playing catch-up and I'm a bit unclear on the argument - > Marvin said: "If the podling believes that ASF-endorsed binaries are a hard > requirement, > then it seems to me that the ASF is not yet ready for AOO and will no

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > On Aug 20, 2012 8:33 PM, "Rob Weir" wrote: >> >> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Greg Stein wrote: >>... >> > I would also state that continuing to argue is symptomatic of a >> > failure to understand and integrate with the Foundation's thou

RE: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Prescott Nasser
:43 -0400 > Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote > From: gst...@gmail.com > To: general@incubator.apache.org > > On Aug 20, 2012 8:33 PM, "Rob Weir" wrote: > > > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > >... >

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Greg Stein
On Aug 20, 2012 8:33 PM, "Rob Weir" wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Greg Stein wrote: >... > > I would also state that continuing to argue is symptomatic of a > > failure to understand and integrate with the Foundation's thoughts on > > the matter. Or to at least politely discuss the

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:59 PM, drew wrote: > On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 17:01 -0700, Marvin Humphrey wrote: >> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 3:03 PM, drew wrote: >> > Well, for myself, I don't have a problem with the AOO project not having >> > official binary releases - in such a circumstance I would str

RE: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
(including any from IBM) will provide their own verifiable authenticity. - Dennis -Original Message- From: drew [mailto:d...@baseanswers.com] Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 18:00 To: general@incubator.apache.org Subject: Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote On Mon, 2012-08

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread drew
On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 17:01 -0700, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 3:03 PM, drew wrote: > > Well, for myself, I don't have a problem with the AOO project not having > > official binary releases - in such a circumstance I would strongly > > prefer no binary release at all. > > I w

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Greg Stein wrote: > Just because some other podlings have released binary artifacts does > not mean AOO can base their entire release strategy on binaries. > True, But we have not based our entire release strategy on binaries. If you recall we spent a great deal

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 3:03 PM, drew wrote: >> Well, for myself, I don't have a problem with the AOO project not having >> official binary releases - in such a circumstance I would strongly >> prefer no binary release at all. > > I wonder

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Greg Stein
Just because some other podlings have released binary artifacts does not mean AOO can base their entire release strategy on binaries. As Marvin has said: source releases are the primary release mechanism. Binaries are and should be a distant second. I would also state that continuing to argue is

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Marvin Humphrey
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 3:03 PM, drew wrote: > Well, for myself, I don't have a problem with the AOO project not having > official binary releases - in such a circumstance I would strongly > prefer no binary release at all. I wonder who might step into the breach to provide binaries for such a pa

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Rob Weir wrote: > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Marvin Humphrey > wrote: >> On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Rob Weir wrote: >>> Per the IPMC's "Guide to Successful Graduation" [1] this is the >>> optional, but recommended, community vote for us to express ou

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread drew
On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 13:32 -0700, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > > Per the IPMC's "Guide to Successful Graduation" [1] this is the > > optional, but recommended, community vote for us to express our > > willingness/readiness to govern ourselves. If th

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Rob Weir
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Rob Weir wrote: >> Per the IPMC's "Guide to Successful Graduation" [1] this is the >> optional, but recommended, community vote for us to express our >> willingness/readiness to govern ourselves. If this v

Re: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-20 Thread Marvin Humphrey
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > Per the IPMC's "Guide to Successful Graduation" [1] this is the > optional, but recommended, community vote for us to express our > willingness/readiness to govern ourselves. If this vote passes then > we continue by drafting a charter, submittin

Fwd: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote

2012-08-19 Thread Rob Weir
-- Forwarded message -- From: Rob Weir Date: Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 11:52 AM Subject: [VOTE] Apache OpenOffice Community Graduation Vote To: ooo-...@incubator.apache.org Per the IPMC's "Guide to Successful Graduation" [1] this is the optional, but recommended, com