[QGIS-Developer] SAGA GIS plugin maintenance

[Stefano Campus]

Good morning everyone,

I’m writing to the dev list because I think this issue is of interest.

For the past few days, the SAGA Next plugin—which allows you to use SAGA
GIS modules within QGIS Processing—has been unavailable.

According to reports in the QGIS community’s Telegram group, maintaining
this plugin is becoming increasingly difficult due to developments in the
SAGA project, which can cause the plugin to stop working.

I recall that until a couple of years ago, SAGA was, like GRASS, a resource
installed directly within QGIS, but then, precisely because of the
difficulty in keeping up with SAGA’s developments, it was decided to treat
SAGA as a third-party resource accessible via plugins.

I believe it is right that this important resource should not be maintained
on a voluntary basis by a single developer/user, but that it should be
taken on by the community.

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?

Thank you

stefano campus
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