Re: Next steps from GTI TAC meeting on 2023-03-08 - Evaluate cost of glibc migration.

On 5/22/23 10:37, Ian Kelling wrote:
> 
> Konstantin Ryabitsev <[email protected]> writes:
> 
>> In the case when we can't use the git tag note process, we can also do tarball
>> uploads using our own "kup" tool that is done over ssh and uses the gitolite
>> permission framework. I'm quite shocked that someone in the world still uses
>> FTP for any uploads. :)
> 
> GNU already has a system for release uploads to https://ftp.gnu.org that
> works very well and I help maintain it.

Agreed, and I use it for glibc to upload release tarballs.

However, the tarball release process is quite heavy-weight for release branch maintenance.

In addition the downstreams sync from git release branch -> distro git to get the 
rolling release updates.

So all the other discussions about trusting git become relevant here.

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Cheers,
Carlos.