[Typo3-dev] "Clean up" in the extension repository?

[Daniel Hinderink [TYPO3]]

> When you are browsing the extension manager or typo3.org for that matter,
> it's hard to know if it's a good healthy extension you are downloading or if
> it's an extension which might impose problems (now or when upgrading
> something later).
> The description of the extension can be ohh so good, but might not be the
> best bet in the long run.
> 
> Just an idea.
> Wouldn't it be nice if extensions were reviewed by an 'Quality review team'?
> I'm not thinking as much about the usage of the extension but more
> code-wise.
> That is if the code of the exension lives up to certain coding rules.
> 
> If a developer asks for a quality review for his extension, he should get
> comments about his work and then get a  "Typo3 Approved"-stamp or something
> like that if the extension lives up to the standards. Or maybe a star-points
> system.
> 
> The quality of the extension should of course be very visible in the
> extension manager.
> 
> Or how about a reviewsystem or pollsystem???

Please read my mail of 21.4. 10:58 and the successive discussion. This is
all pretty old news.

Teh review team never got rolling, though. But that might change.

Good thinking!

:-)

Cheers,

Daniel


> 
> Any comments?
> 
> /Stig N. Jepsen
> 
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