Hi all, I'm not a trained programmer but I use SAGA in QGIS frequently and teach with it so am interested in having the plugin in the repository. To that end I have forked the SAGA Next Gen repository and made a few changes to make it compatible with QGIS 4.x. and am planning on uploading to the official QGIS repository. I talked to Nyall and he was supportive of this. I don't know that I will be able to fully maintain the functionality if SAGA continues to change things as is described in these threads. However, it currently functions for my needs and I assume for others as well. If anyone else has other plans for the plugin I am happy to pass it off to them. The repository is here - https://github.com/baswein/qgis-processing-saga-nextgen . Thank everyone at QGIS and SAGA for all of their contributions over the years to open source GIS. -Bas
On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 8:16 AM Stefano Campus via QGIS-Developer < [email protected]> wrote: > First of all, thank you all for your feedback. > > It is clear that the problem is not (solely) the SAGA plugin, but rather a > perspective on the sustainability of open-source projects, which, I > imagine, Nyall has rightly raised. > > To avoid any misunderstanding and in response to Greg’s comments, in this > context I am simply a user who used to use SAGA very frequently some time > ago; as the features of QGIS/ Processing have improved and expanded, I > hardly use it anymore, except for rasterisation, which allows complete > control over the rasterisation values when, for example, I have overlapping > points, and SAGA allows you to choose whether to assign the minimum, > average, maximum, sum, etc., to the raster cell – a function that GDAL does > not have. > > However, I reiterate that I consider Nyall’s decision to be a > ‘provocation’ (in a positive sense, let’s be clear) to draw attention to > sustainability. > > Jurgen has stated the difficulty in keeping up with SAGA’s developments, > which are often unannounced, and attempts at structured collaboration – > correct me if I’m wrong – with SAGA’s maintainers have not yielded good > results. > > So, returning to the specific case, I believe the solutions could be: > > 1) SAGA is no longer a third-party module provider, as it no longer > develops or maintains any plugins; > > 2) specific voluntary contributions are found, either short-term or > long-term > > tertium non datur! > > > Regards > > s. > > > > > Il giorno gio 21 mag 2026 alle ore 13:41 Stefano Campus <[email protected]> > ha scritto: > >> If I’m not mistaken, over the years, the SAGA maintainers haven’t paid >> much attention to integration with QGIS; proof of this is that they’ve >> changed the structure of the modules, renamed them, and so on, without >> making any announcement or contacting the QGIS maintainers in any way >> >> Il giorno gio 21 mag 2026 alle ore 11:53 < >> [email protected]> ha scritto: >> >>> >>> *Bas Couwenberg* sebastic at xs4all.nl >>> <qgis-developer%40lists.osgeo.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BQGIS-Developer%5D%20SAGA%20GIS%20plugin%20maintenance&In-Reply-To=%3Ce4d5973f-3ab3-4993-8e73-8e3a8a6ec88f%40xs4all.nl%3E> >>> *Thu May 21 03:40:36 PDT 2026* >>> >>> >>> - Previous message (by thread): [QGIS-Developer] SAGA GIS plugin >>> maintenance >>> <https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-developer/2026-May/068253.html> >>> - *Messages sorted by:* [ date ] >>> >>> <https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-developer/2026-May/date.html#68254> >>> [ thread ] >>> >>> <https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-developer/2026-May/thread.html#68254> >>> [ subject ] >>> >>> <https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-developer/2026-May/subject.html#68254> >>> [ author ] >>> >>> <https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/qgis-developer/2026-May/author.html#68254> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> On 5/21/26 11:53 AM, Stefano Campus via QGIS-Developer wrote: >>> >* Do you think it would be a good idea to propose to the Steering Group >>> >that >>> *>* its maintenance be taken on directly by the QGIS.org Foundation and >>> that a >>> *>* certain sum (1000–2000 euros?) be set aside in the annual budget for its >>> *>* maintenance? >>> * >>> No, I think it makes more sense for the SAGA developers to commit to >>> maintaining the QGIS plugin which will likely motivate them to stabilize >>> their interface. >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> >>> Bas >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ > QGIS-Developer mailing list > [email protected] > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > -- ___________________________ Sebastian "Bas* " Gutwein *rhymes with Josh Regenerative Design Group 1 Chevalier Ave Greenfield, Ma 01301 Web: regenerativedesigngroup.com (631) 241-1018 *Look close, think big, make change. *
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