[GRASS-dev] External providers in QGIS

[Helmut Kudrnovsky]

pcav wrote
> Il 08/02/2018 15:49, Nikos Alexandris ha scritto:
>> * Moritz Lennert <

> mlennert at .worldonline

> > [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.
> 
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this touches Moritz' questions listed here:

https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-dev/2018-February/087420.html





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