[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #3092: Include experimental modules in GRASS

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#3092: Include experimental modules in GRASS
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 Reporter:  rkrug                           |      Owner:  grass-dev@…
     Type:  enhancement                     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                          |  Milestone:  7.2.0
Component:  Default                         |    Version:  unspecified
 Keywords:  addon module beta experimental  |        CPU:  All
 Platform:  All                             |
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 Based on the discussion on grass-dev
 http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.grass.devel/70427 the suggestion
 came up to add experimental / beta / alpha modules (addons, ...) to GRASS.
 As these modules are not stable / extensively used or tested yet and their
 interfaces and functionality can change, I would suggest the following
 mechanism:

 1) add [experimental] / [beta] / ... behind the in the menu
 2) disable the experimental / beta / ... addons by default
 3) add an option to enable all the experimental / beta / ... addons, which
 can than state "experimental, might make your computer explode, use at own
 risk and only in well ventilated rooms"...

 By doing this, not extensively tested addons can be shipped with GRASS and
 get exposure to wider testing. On the other hand, they would only be
 available when explicitely asked for and informed about their non-stable
 natire.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/3092>
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