I don't really know much about the workings of Drupal organisation, but maybe someone could tell me this? Do a set of criteria exist for entry to core? A recent thread, 'How everyone could win' raised the issue of Views in core. I'm sure this has been posted several times, along with several other threads about 'I'd like this in core/shouldn't core have.../I'm never stand for having such and such in core/I've got those core blues/core, she's your baby now' etc. I know criteria can seem, well, legalistic, but they do tidy up such discussions. e.g. If one of the criteria were a minimum spec machine that Drupal could run on, we could all stop talking about whether modules were too heavy for core, or justified, and just argue for raising or lowering the criteria spec. Another example, if a criteria was, 'Must not subvert or bypass existing provision' - hey, now I'm not saying that SHOULD be a criteria - then if a proposed module does such a thing, the action would be clear. Core would have to move in that direction, or the proposed code revised towards core.
Oh yes. There is a criteria: someone (or more than one) works on it and the core commiters accept it. That's it. End of story.
Thankyou Karoly. As you say, End of story. On Fri, 2009-08-21 at 10:52 -0700, Karoly Negyesi wrote:
Oh yes. There is a criteria: someone (or more than one) works on it and the core commiters accept it. That's it. End of story.
Robert, You might also find this a useful read - http://drupal.org/node/278173 There are some good links in the side bar about the development goals and principles too. I remember there used to be a page similar to these that tried to explain what makes good core code, but I can't seem to find it or it has been replace/rehashed elsewhere. -Ryan On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:40 PM, robert crowther<r.crowther@zen.co.uk> wrote:
Thankyou Karoly. As you say, End of story.
On Fri, 2009-08-21 at 10:52 -0700, Karoly Negyesi wrote:
Oh yes. There is a criteria: someone (or more than one) works on it and the core commiters accept it. That's it. End of story.
Ah - I found it http://drupal.org/node/10262 On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 11:05 PM, Ryan Cross<drupal@ryancross.com> wrote:
Robert,
You might also find this a useful read - http://drupal.org/node/278173
There are some good links in the side bar about the development goals and principles too. I remember there used to be a page similar to these that tried to explain what makes good core code, but I can't seem to find it or it has been replace/rehashed elsewhere.
-Ryan
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:40 PM, robert crowther<r.crowther@zen.co.uk> wrote:
Thankyou Karoly. As you say, End of story.
On Fri, 2009-08-21 at 10:52 -0700, Karoly Negyesi wrote:
Oh yes. There is a criteria: someone (or more than one) works on it and the core commiters accept it. That's it. End of story.
Hi, you might think I was impolite, harsh or something. No. I am just terribly uninterested in any discussion which sets rules for those who work on things when there is always a lack of these people. Come, work with us on core and THEN try to set up rules. You wont try then, I bet. There is a virtual code sprint today actually, come to IRC, there is work enough for everyone. Regards NK
'lo, Oh, as you said, I thought it was question answered. I don't like rules either, in my case, because they lead to, "If I might refer you to Drupal regulation 64.para7HZ(b). And don't post again without a search." Blatantly unconstructive and exclusive. I think I was puzzled - how can anyone discuss such things without breadth of argument - when people are pouring their heart and time into core? And on the dev list? Ryan, cheers for the links! 'Low resource demands' 'a slim, powerful core' - that's an answer right there for many. Karoly - well, I'll take you up, but not today. Anyhow, if I went for anything, I'd go for documentation - I've got a keen interest in Drupal and that. On Sat, 2009-08-22 at 00:33 -0700, Karoly Negyesi wrote:
Hi,
you might think I was impolite, harsh or something. No. I am just terribly uninterested in any discussion which sets rules for those who work on things when there is always a lack of these people. Come, work with us on core and THEN try to set up rules. You wont try then, I bet. There is a virtual code sprint today actually, come to IRC, there is work enough for everyone.
Regards
NK
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