On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 9:56 AM Mark Waite <[email protected]> wrote: > We don't drop plugins unless there is a compelling case to drop the plugin. > For example, the security team sometimes stops distribution of plugins due > to security risks. Otherwise we allow plugins to continue distribution so > that we do not disturb the users of that plugin. Functional overlap is not a [concern].
Mark is absolutely correct that the current governance model allows for functional overlap. Perhaps the most striking example of this is Yet Another Docker Plugin. Another example can be seen in the various GitLab plugins. On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 1:13 PM DuMaM <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm only trying to point out that restoring plugin which duplicates work of > other one (more popular one) is kind of waste of money and man resources. I > would rather focus on improving existing and more popular plugins instead. […] > I think it worth to discuss elsewhere if such plugins shouldn't be archived > or something. I tend to agree with the sentiment expressed by Bartosz. I think our community is stretched thin already even without duplicating effort. Personally, I would rather see fewer high-quality plugins, as opposed to competing plugins with different strengths and weaknesses. I recognize this is a subjective preference and others may disagree. Bartosz, one of the reasons that situations like this persist for years is the lack of interest in cleaning up previous efforts. Is this an area where you are interested in volunteering? If so, I would encourage you to come up with ideas about how we could make the situation better and discuss them either on this list, on the community forum, or with the governance board, as appropriate. There is definitely room for improvement, and we would welcome any efforts in this area so long as the appropriate process is followed, including discussion and approval for any governance changes. Basil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-dev/CAFwNDjqoV9y7kMWGahbP0p1_79HeHTJiSgEgXD0GLhKQB2bA3A%40mail.gmail.com.
