pcav wrote > Il 08/02/2018 15:49, Nikos Alexandris ha scritto: >> * Moritz Lennert <
> [email protected] > > [2018-02-08 15:20:14 >> +0100]: >> >>> On 08/02/18 15:08, Nikos Alexandris wrote: >>>> I guess, there are numerous cases like this one. What would, >>>> effectively, mean a removal of external providers (in this case GRASS >>>> GIS)? >>> >>> Let's make it clear once and for all: noone is speaking about the >>> complete removal of external providers. The issue is where, how and by >>> whom they should be maintained, i.e. within the QGIS core code base, >>> or as plugins. >> >> >> Thank you the heads-up Moritz. > > true, but removal from core would mean the external plugin has to be > created, maintained, tested, and documented by someone. If this is > missing, the external plugin simply wil not appear. This is what > happened with R. Once a provider is out and unmaintained, it becomes > less visible, and less likely to attract attention. The work to bring it > back to life, with all the above, will be much higher than when in core, > and increasing over time. > All the best. > > -- > Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu > QGIS & PostGIS courses: http://www.faunalia.eu/training.html > https://www.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=IT&q=qgis,arcgis > _______________________________________________ > grass-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev this touches Moritz' questions listed here: https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-dev/2018-February/087420.html ----- best regards Helmut -- Sent from: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Grass-Dev-f3991897.html _______________________________________________ grass-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev
