Stefan Sperling <stsp_at_elego.de> wrote on 04/06/2009 10:46:41 AM:
> On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 09:18:32AM -0500, Hyrum K. Wright wrote:
> > I propose that we remove the contrib/ directory from our repository,
> > and from our distribution. A couple of reasons for this:
> >
> > * Some of the scripts have licensing issues.
> >
> > * We don't even keep the webpage claiming to describe these tools
up-
> > to-date.
> >
> > * We don't claim to support them, yet they are hosted and shipped by
> > the project. (In the early days of the project, it was useful to give
> > these unsupported scripts a place to host and a way to ship. With the
> > ubiquity of Subversion, and the availability of external hosting
> > sites, we should get out the business of providing project hosting for
> > these scripts.)
> >
> > Thoughts?
>
> Before we remove contrib/, we should check if we want to keep any
> of the scripts in there, and if so, move them into the tools/ directory.
>
> Otherwise, +1
The contrib directories are a way to get new developers onto the project
with partial commit access. They also have a number of useful, but
possibly not mainstream solutions to real problems.
I would agree anything with unknown or questionable licenses should
be moved. I could also see not including contrib in packaging
a release. I would miss having one initial location to
search for things instead of relying on Google to find it...
If I could vote, I would limit it to cleaning up license issues
and not packaging the scripts, but maintain a location for people
to share them. (This doesn't have to be /contrib, but needs to
be something lightweight.)
Kevin R.
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