It is also plausible to create a github repo for these "removed" pieces.
Or use Apache extras. Or simply cut them off. If we do go with Stevo's suggestion, I would want to have a large print README pointing out that it is unlike that any of this code would work on the current version of Mahout. On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 4:42 AM, Sebastian Schelter <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think unmaintained code should stay in our codebase. This will > only create frustration amongst our users, as they will not get > questions answered and bugs fixed. It would also be an obstacle for a > 1.0 release, where we have to guarantee more stability and compatibility. > > If someone wants to have a look at removed implementations, they can > always check them out from older SVN revisions. Maybe we should provide > a wiki page that describes how to do this. > > Best, > Sebastian > > On 02.06.2013 09:36, Stevo Slavić wrote: > > Hello Mahout community, > > > > Multiple algos got axed for various reasons, e.g. more scalable solution > > exists and got implemented, or algo is not really used much in real world > > for whatever reason. I'd like Mahout developers to consider not removing > > those implementations but to create a separate submodule for them, or a > > project, and minimize maintenance effort for that part. Even those > > algorithms do not meet project main goals and are not best for running in > > production, I believe it would be useful to have them in the project for > > educational purposes, machine learning in general but also to learn > Mahout > > (APIs, command line) on presumably simpler, more widely known algorithm. > > > > Kind regards, > > Stevo Slavic. > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 4:07 AM, DaiQinghao <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> hello sir,may I ask what dev support do you expect? > >> > >> --Best Regards,Qinghao > >> > >>> From: [email protected] > >>> Subject: FP Growth > >>> Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 23:15:56 +0200 > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> > >>> FP Growth seems to not have a lot of dev support. Are there users out > >> there using it? Should it live on or get the axe prior to 1.0? > >>> > >>> -Grant > >> > >> > > > >
