Add Packaging guidelines file - #9503
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Add a packaging guidelines file outlining how third-parties should apply the ASF's downstream distribution policy with regard to Apache NetBeans, and specifically allowing some common practices (RCs from nightlies, native binary filtering, and JDK bundling).
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sounds good to me. Adding the file to the source archive makes sense.
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OK, thanks @mbien Going to merge. We can always revise leading up to the release. |
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Add a packaging guidelines file outlining how third-parties should apply the ASF's downstream distribution policy with regard to Apache NetBeans, and specifically allowing some common practices (RCs from nightlies, native binary filtering, and JDK bundling).
This is almost identical to the text shared on list. I made some minor changes in the first paragraph, including reference to "under that name".
The build is also updated to include this file in the source bundle. I can take that element out if we want to just manage in the repo for now?
For context, this is partly added now due to concerns with issues seen in things like #9476 so that we have clearer guidelines to refer packagers to.