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[Matt Donovan <kitche AT reddphoenix.com>]

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Matthew Clark wrote:
>
>
> David Kowis wrote:
>> As long as we still fix bugs against the "deprecated" grimoire,
> this is
>> okay. If it's gonna just sit there and rot, then it's not good
> criteria.
>> If we're going to use this for stuff that's just seldomly used,
>> then that's okay. If it's for stuff that's dead or broken, it's
>> not good.
>
> I support the entire idea, as I've come across a few spells which
> could fit into such a grimoire.
I support this idea as well as long as the application isn't
maintained upstream.
>
> I generally agree with the ideas being stated thus far.  I think
> only applications which no longer have upstream maintenance, those
> which don't have an upstream source URL anymore, or those for which
> documentation is invalid or no longer available should be placed in
> their own grimoire.
>
> If an application doesn't compile anymore, is too old to be useful,
>  and has NO support anywhere (not just upstream), then it should
> then go straight into the removal process to have the spell
> removed; I see no point in keeping spells around that will never
> work.  If a spell is in such a state, I wouldn't expect very many
> machines to have it anyway.
I agree with the above. Since what is the use of having applications
that don't compile at all for anyone.
>
> I do fear, however, that spells pushed into this "deprecated"
> grimoire will not be maintained as well as the rest of the spells.
> But then, who will notice?  I suppose the criteria for maintaining
> these spells would be at least on an as-needed basis (as in, only
> when a bug is filed).  But that's just a thought, not a suggestion.
>
>
>
> - Matt (MaffooClock)
>
>
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