[drupal-devel] contribs -- another idea
Hi! I propose that contribs be broken into two repository. One of them is sandbox, no restrictions neither projects. Everyone may get access. However, those who want to contrib modules, their work shall be reviewed by a few people -- much fewer things shall be in contribs. A board shall review the current modules directory, contact authors of overlapping ones and long-not-refreshed and act accordingly. When we talked about this on IRC, walkah asked whether my hand is up. I answered yes, and this remains so. I will be in Antwerp next Friday and I will be happy to discuss this further. Or in Brussels during the 'Con. Hope to see you all! Károly Négyesi
Hi, did you read my previous idea? It seems we have found the exact same problems, only found different solutions. But.... These ideas can be combined very easliy. Bundles would then be living in the reviewed area. Sandbox will still contain all the rest. In fact it tackles at least one of the cons of using Bundled-managment. Bèr Op vrijdag 18 februari 2005 15:32, schreef Negyesi Karoly:
Hi!
I propose that contribs be broken into two repository. One of them is sandbox, no restrictions neither projects. Everyone may get access. However, those who want to contrib modules, their work shall be reviewed by a few people -- much fewer things shall be in contribs. A board shall review the current modules directory, contact authors of overlapping ones and long-not-refreshed and act accordingly.
When we talked about this on IRC, walkah asked whether my hand is up. I answered yes, and this remains so.
I will be in Antwerp next Friday and I will be happy to discuss this further. Or in Brussels during the 'Con.
Hope to see you all!
Károly Négyesi Regards, Bèr -- [ Bèr Kessels | Drupal services www.webschuur.com ]
On Friday 18 February 2005 15.35, Bèr Kessels wrote:
Hi, did you read my previous idea? It seems we have found the exact same problems, only found different solutions. But.... These ideas can be combined very easliy. Bundles would then be living in the reviewed area.
Combination would be a very good thing. I do not beleive everything could be fit into the bundles conception -- for example, album relies on folksonomy and image. Htmlarea may depend on image. Would you bundle these together?? And bundles can be introduced as a step-by-step, case-by-case basis. However, the current contributions IMHO must be weed out, and we would better stop handing out access to anyone... This is a short-term measure. Yours is a long-term one. Regards Karoly Negyesi
Op vrijdag 18 februari 2005 15:50, schreef Negyesi Karoly:
On Friday 18 February 2005 15.35, Bèr Kessels wrote:
Hi, did you read my previous idea? It seems we have found the exact same problems, only found different solutions. But.... These ideas can be combined very easliy. Bundles would then be living in the reviewed area.
Combination would be a very good thing. I do not beleive everything could be fit into the bundles conception -- for example, album relies on folksonomy and image. Htmlarea may depend on image. Would you bundle these together?? We would not. But once image module has a single API for adding images, instead of having 8 (yes eight!) completely incopatible and different modules/methods to add images to nodes, that htmlarea should use thjat single, instead of having a private number 8. But if there is no good central API, one that does not solve foobar.com only, but one that is *generel* and *standard, because it is in the bundle, htmarea needs not to develop its own image-addition system, but it can expand that existing central one.
You really hit core here, for image-addition triggered this mostly. We have 8 (!) systems for adding images, if you count conbiinations you might even get as high as 12. But non of them are really friendly, nor are they finishhed. Some require you to have a MIT grade to understand the UI, others introduce odd filter systems, but all list some TODOs in the issues and READMEs. This iondicates that none of them is finished,. At least I know that non of them is good enough to become a standard.
And bundles can be introduced as a step-by-step, case-by-case basis. Sure.
However, the current contributions IMHO must be weed out, and we would better stop handing out access to anyone... This is a short-term measure. Yours is a long-term one. No, mine is not a long term one. IT is already set in motion for amazon modules, links modules and will probably be done for the new image system.
Regards, Bèr -- [ Bèr Kessels | Drupal services www.webschuur.com ]
Funny, I just had the same idea :) Negyesi Karoly wrote:
Hi!
I propose that contribs be broken into two repository. One of them is sandbox, no restrictions neither projects. Everyone may get access. However, those who want to contrib modules, their work shall be reviewed by a few people -- much fewer things shall be in contribs. A board shall review the current modules directory, contact authors of overlapping ones and long-not-refreshed and act accordingly.
When we talked about this on IRC, walkah asked whether my hand is up. I answered yes, and this remains so.
I will be in Antwerp next Friday and I will be happy to discuss this further. Or in Brussels during the 'Con.
Hope to see you all!
Károly Négyesi
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Bèr Kessels -
Negyesi Karoly -
Ross Kendall