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Re: [RFC] Remove contrib/ from our repo

From: <kmradke_at_rockwellcollins.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 12:32:38 -0500

"Hyrum K. Wright" <hyrum_wright_at_mail.utexas.edu> wrote on 04/06/2009
11:53:39 AM:
> On Apr 6, 2009, at 11:45 AM, kmradke_at_rockwellcollins.com wrote:
>
> > Stefan Sperling <stsp_at_elego.de> wrote on 04/06/2009 11:31:54 AM:
> >> tools/ is "supported" and contrib/ is not.
> >> That's the only distinction I am aware of.
> >
> > That does imply there may be a "higher bar" to getting
> > something put into a "supported" directory. This is
> > probably good, but may turn away some potential
> > committers or some scripts/tools...
>
> No, it may turn away potential scripts, but people can still
> contribute to other areas of the project. The whole point here is
> that, while some contrib/ content may be useful for developers
> personally, they don't have specific value for the project. As a
> project, we should let these scripts find homes which best suite them,
> and our repository isn't it.

I guess I really need examples of what goes away and what gets
moved into tools from the current contrib area...

I'm just a little concerned that many users may not be able
to find generally useful stuff if the Subversion project
doesn't provide a common place for it to grow...
(Again, I'm not tied to /contrib, I just think there
 should be *some* suggested location, rather than "somewhere
 on the internet"... Even a separate project on tigris
 is an option.)

Kevin R.

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