[Qgis-developer] Feedback re future of core c++ plugins in QGIS 3.0

[Richard Duivenvoorde]

On 06-12-16 23:00, Nyall Dawson wrote:
> On 8 November 2016 at 11:24, Nyall Dawson <nyall.dawson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Discussion is currently underway concerning the future of a number of
>> the plugins which come preinstalled with QGIS.
>>
>> This concerns the plugins:
>>
>> - coordinate capture
>> - evis
>> - geometry_checker
>> - georeferencer
>> - heatmap
>> - interpolation
>> - offline editing
>> - oracle raster
>> - raster terrain analysis
>> - road graph
>> - spatial query
>> - topology checker

> Given this, I think we should remove them from 3.0. First we could put
> out a general notice saying they will be removed if no-one steps
> forward to maintain (or sponsor) them. And failing a positive result
> from that remove them from 3.0.

Yep, I'm with you: clean 3.0 up: remove them and let's bring only back 
those that are being asked for.

While we are on 'plugins' do we need anything to 'upgrade' the plugin 
api/system?

Are there no new insights around plugins that we can pick up now that we 
have the opportunity?

- Maybe make python + cpp plugins more like each other so I do not see: 
"(checkCppPlugin) [0ms] Failed to get name, description, category or 
type for" anymore...
- issues around server/desktop plugins
- maybe stream-line processing-algorithms and python plugins more, so 
the can maybe more interchangable
- whatever makes us as devs/users happy...

Regards,

Richard Duivenvoorde