[jira] [Resolved] (LEGAL-323) Clarify if binary artifacts are part of a release

["Chris A. Mattmann (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-323?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Chris A. Mattmann resolved LEGAL-323.
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    Resolution: Fixed

- I'm resolving this. I believe the necessary clarification was provided, and positions stated.

> Clarify if binary artifacts are part of a release
> -------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: LEGAL-323
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-323
>             Project: Legal Discuss
>          Issue Type: Question
>            Reporter: Andrew Wang
>            Assignee: Chris A. Mattmann
>
> Hi,
> Reading the release policy and particularly http://www.apache.org/legal/release-policy.html#compiled-packages I'm still confused as to whether binary artifacts are considered part of a release.
> {quote}
> The Apache Software Foundation produces open source software. All releases are in the form of the source materials needed to make changes to the software being released.
> As a convenience to users that might not have the appropriate tools to build a compiled version of the source, binary/bytecode packages MAY be distributed alongside official Apache releases.
> {quote}
> This seems to imply that only the source is the official release. Binary artifacts are not part of the release, and are just distributed on the side.
> Reading the rest of this page though, it's pretty clear that binary artifacts still need to adhere to the requirements for release artifacts, e.g. licensing and distribution location.
> What does this mean in practical terms? If we build a tarball with jars and native libraries in it, is it part of our official release? What about jars uploaded to Maven Central? When the PMC votes on a release, are we voting on just the source tarball, or also these additional binary artifacts?
> Thanks,
> Andrew



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