I love this idea! +1 On Thu, Sep 7, 2023, 18:26 sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think it would be worth considering setting up a central store for DOAPs. > This was suggested in the past, but was rejected, I think mainly > because PMCs were expecting to have to make regular updates to DOAPs, > e.g. when releases are made, so wanted to keep them with the code. > > It's a pain keeping the releases section of DOAPs up to date (even if > they are local to code). > Now that there is an automated releases listing, I wonder whether > there is any point keeping the info in the DOAP as well? > > The rest of the fields in a DOAP rarely change, so it matters less if > the DOAP is stored in a different repo from the code to which it > relates. > > If DOAPs were moved to a shared GitHub repo, I think it would be much > easier for maintenance purposes. Some issues such as fixing an > incorrect repo URL or download page link could be dealt with by anyone > with suitable karma. > > Just a thought. > > Sebb > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > >
