Requirements

ASF Software Repository Requirements

This is a top of my head list of requirements for the Apache Software Repository

• ASF Repository shall

  • only host artifacts approved by a PMC

  • be accessible to the public via http

  • be mirrorable.

  • allow browsing and downloding of artifacts by humans via normal web browser

  • include the version in the filename of each artifact

• ASF Repository should

  • provide metadata about a project,

    • its components

    • its dependencies

    • its artifacts

    • list of version available

    • url's to find specific versions of an artifact.

  • Provide tools for the management of the project metadata

  • Allow for low cost maintance by hand without tool support.

• ASF Repository shall not

  • Host any artifact in violation of a license, or IPR.