From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:59:35 GMT
Subject: Re: import-zips
Message-ID: <xmqq8q75izpk.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CAFOYHZBTAGiugQVOJrc4kJQkuhcSDiT1ruim7A1+6EW1iKAUNQ@mail.gmail.com>

Chris Packham <judge.packham@gmail.com> writes:

> I wasn't sure if there would be any interest in taking the changes
> back to git.git/contrib (or if the use of AI would rule that out).
> Anyway it's there on my github page if anyone else needs it. If
> someone wants me to turn the changes into a series for git.git I'm
> happy to do that too.

It is wonderful to hear that a piece of software that has long
been abandonware now has someone who 'cares' much more than
anyone who has touched the 'git.git' tree in years.

I would rather remove unmaintained pieces of software from the
'contrib/' directory, and optionally replace them with a pointer
to the location of a maintained fork.  So, no, I would not want
to be a gatekeeper for that part of the 'contrib/' directory
when I do not have a particular need, interest, or the
expertise to properly maintain it, if I can avoid it.