Re: [development] CVS Approval Policy: was Re: new features in D6 core?

[Aaron Winborn]

This is beginning to sound of http://drupal.org/node/311893 (and other related discussions). I like the idea of an 'incubator' repository, that can be the jungle, and a 'mainstream' repository for golden modules. The issue, however, has always been defining what those modules would be. Top 20 modules? All modules with a number of usage sites >= threshhold? Modules that have been vetted by developers and/or end users? I think when we begin to have distributions becoming more of the norm, this stuff will also work itself out a little better. Aaron Damien Tournoud wrote: On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Moshe Weitzman <weitz...@tejasa.com> wrote: Perhaps we should ask them to check a checkbox "I agree to maintain this module". As nice as it may be, this is simply unrealistic. I think it is realistic and reasonable and prudent. IMO, cvs.drupal.org is not a place for code that you want to share briefly and forget about. or at least, lets segregate that out to something other than contrib/modules. This calls for the set up of an "incubator" repository, where modules can mature and stabilize before getting into the "mainstream" repository. Projects could be promoted from the incubator to the mainstream repository via a review process. After all, we have an handful of modules that are very heavily used and can be considered as critical for the community, and a "long tail" of more targeted, special-cased modules that forms the richness of the community, but that don't have the same quality / support requirements. Between Views (the most used contributed module) and Admin Role (#100 contributed module), there is a 1/20 usage ratio. I think it would make sense that those "high profile" modules (and other modules, the usage is just a data point here, there are obviously other things to consider) comply with higher standards, and be identified as such. Damien Tournoud -- Aaron Winborn Advomatic, LLC http://advomatic.com/ Drupal Multimedia available in September! http://www.packtpub.com/create-multimedia-website-with-drupal/book My blog: http://aaronwinborn.com/