svn commit: r1068248 - in /forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release: How_to_release.xml test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt

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Author: crossley
Date: Tue Feb  8 02:07:59 2011
New Revision: 1068248

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1068248&view=rev
Log:
Some clarificiations to release notes. More to come later.

Modified:
    forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml
    forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt

Modified: forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml?rev=1068248&r1=1068247&r2=1068248&view=diff
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--- forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml (original)
+++ forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/How_to_release.xml Tue Feb  8 02:07:59 2011
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ where
       </ol>
       <note>
         It is vitally important that people review and vote against the actual
-        final release packages (and not just against their SVN working copy).
+        final release candidate source packages (and not just against their SVN working copy).
       </note>
     </section>
     <section id="FinalRel">

Modified: forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt?rev=1068248&r1=1068247&r2=1068248&view=diff
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--- forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt (original)
+++ forrest/trunk/site-author/content/xdocs/procedures/release/test_and_vote_on_rel_cand.txt Tue Feb  8 02:07:59 2011
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ test it on your projects, especially on 
 systems and Java version. See testing hints below.
 
 Download the release candidate and supporting files:
-http://people.apache.org/~[### your apache ID ###]/temp/forrest-###08###-rc1/
+http://people.apache.org/~[### your apache ID ###]/temp/forrest-###09###-rc1/
 
 For Windows get *.zip (md5sum ################################)
 For UNIX get *.tar.gz (md5sum ################################)
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ Anyone can test and vote, not just PMC m
 However only the PMC votes are binding [3].
 
 When voting, quote the md5sum to ensure that we are all
-using the correct release candidate package. The votes
-need to happen against the final release package.
+using the correct final release candidate package. The votes
+need to happen against the final source release package.
+
+If we need to build another release candidate, due to
+necessary changes to the code or documentation [1],
+then we need to vote reagarding that package.
 
 PMC members need to satisfy themselves that the actual
 final release package meets the ASF principles.
 
-Please wait with voting until towards the end of the
-week, as we may need to build a second release candidate
-if there are any changes to the code or documentation [1].
-
 During this week we do need to hear about both successes
 and failures. Please report your operating system
 and Java versions and Jetty/Tomcat versions.