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Re: [jakarta.ee-spec.committee] DRAFT - Spec PR clarifications

Looks fantastic.  I'd add that ideally the download page has a link to the test summary.

Not a hard requirement, but I think it's good to encourage consumers to want to see test results.

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> On Aug 16, 2019, at 3:27 PM, Bill Shannon <bill.shannon@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> I'd like to send a message to the spec leads list with a few clarifications.
> Here's a draft.  Quick feedback is appreciated.  If you have things to add
> to the list, let me know.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -----
> 
> I just wanted to clarify a few things that have come up recently...
> 
> - download link
> 
> Where the certification request and the specification _index.md page
> ask for a link to the Compatible Implementation, we prefer a link to
> a "download" or "release" page.  Preferably a page from which you can
> find other documentation for the product.  Please do not use a link
> directly to the jar or zip file for the product.  A link to a top level
> project page is probably not direct enough.
> 
> For example, here's the download page for GlassFish:
> https://eclipse-ee4j.github.io/glassfish/download
> 
> A GitHub "Release" page would also be appropriate.
> 
> For specifications that are currently in ballot, we may update the links
> later; please do not update them now.
> 
> For specifications that are not yet in ballot, please feel free to update
> these links.  They can be updated after the ballot if needed.
> 
> 
> - TCK zip file
> 
> The TCK zip files produced from the jakartaee-tck project that use the
> EFTL license are named with an "eclipse-" prefix.  After some discussion
> we agreed that a "jakarta-" prefix would be more appropriate.
> 
> We're *not* expecting any of the TCK zip files to be renamed at this
> point; that would be too disruptive.  Instead, what we're going to do
> when we sign the final versions and make them available at their final
> download location under https://download.eclipse.org/jakartaee/ is to
> provide two copies of the zip file, one with the "eclipse-*" name and
> one with the "jakarta-*" name.  We'll do a bulk update of the
> jakarta.ee/specification pages to change them to use the "jakarta-*"
> name.
> 
> We recognize that there are URLs in the certification requests and the
> TCK results pages that will use the "eclipse-*" URLs.  By providing the
> zip files under both names, these URLs will continue to work.  They can
> be updated later as desired.
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