On 25 October 2013 11:15, Vladislav Stevanovic < [email protected]> wrote:
> 2013/10/25 Jürgen Schmidt <[email protected]> > > > > > we can simply define a rule that unmaintained extension will be removed > > when the owner doesn't reply on mail requests. > > > > That means we can send a mail to the owner and if he doesn't reply at > > all or is not willing to add these information, we remove the extensions > > completely. > > > > That is my opinion too, but you have people who still using previous > version of AOO or Ooo. We must have solution and for those people. Maybe we > can do this in a few stages: > 1) We can marked all old extensions as incompatible for AOO4.0. In the same > time, we will sent meil to the authors of this extensions with request to > make changes for compatibility for AOO 4.0. in next 6 months. After that > period, if job is not done, we will remove this extensions. > +1 > 2) Inside this period of 6 months, we will improved filter option for > searching by version of Oo. On every page on this site there will be notice > that old extension will be completely removed in the end of 6 month. > (second option will be: removed in other place, something like backstage; > it will not be visible in the regular pages like it is now). > Can we not do something so that user will normally only "see" 4.0 compatible packages ? maybe put non-compatible extensions in a archive section, just an idea. If we just filter people searching might not see an extension if the name changed (like pdf). > 3) After 6 months, we will sent mail to the authors of extension again that > we can offer another 7 days to do this changes, if not, we will remove (or > move in some other place) this extension. In the mail, we can also say that > we will be happy to see this changes, to keep this known extension in live. > But, if that not happens, we will calling our community to make new version > for AOO4.0. because it is our obligations to ensure the availability of all > existing features. > I would do the move (not remove) without any further delay. rgds jan I. > > Comment, please? > Regards, > Wlada >
