Hi Kunal,

Can you explain here and/or on
https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Portal:Toolforge/Tool_sweep why you
want to do this?

Maarten

On 29-12-2022 10:02, Kunal Mehta wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> tl;dr: https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Portal:Toolforge/Tool_sweep
>
> It has been nearly a decade since Toolforge came online. Since then,
> there have a been a lot of improvements to tool infrastructure, but
> many tools have not yet caught up. For example, new tools are required
> to have metadata in toolsadmin, and unused tools can now be
> archived/deleted.
>
> I am proposing that we "sweep" through all tools, checking each one for:
> * Indicating a OSI-approved license in the source code/metadata
> * Having source code published somewhere
> * Not loading external resources (for web applications)
> * Having tool information and metadata in Toolsadmin or Toolhub
>
> This is explained further on the wiki page, with proposed remediation
> steps.
>
> There are roughly ~3,200 tools, if we split it up into batches by
> month, it's about 250 tools per month. Depending on how many people
> are interested sweeping, it could be doable :) ...or it might take
> multiple years to clear through.
>
> Ultimately the goal is to support tool maintainers with bringing their
> tools up to standard rather than criticizing them for not doing so.
>
> If you're interested in participating, please add your name to the
> wiki page :) I would like to kick this off in the first week of January.
>
> Please let me know if you have any concerns, questions or suggestions.
>
> Thanks,
> -- Kunal / Legoktm
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