This really needs to stop.

Discussion in 'Plugin Development' started by Nijikokun, Aug 3, 2011.

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    cholo71796

    I wouldn't ban anybody, but I would remove the plugin. If it has exactly the same features, it should not be here.
     
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    Nijikokun

    Just a side note to the guy who said I wanted all permission plugins to die, I don't want them all to die, just the ones relating to alternative permission systems. SuperPerms should be the only one existing as it's the internal one, better or not, it can be worked on and features can be added via github.

    All the plugins that manage them... well... it should be built into the system itself. not a plugin.
     
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    Sleaker

    So because bukkit has built-in persistence everyone should stop using their own persistence and use only bukkit persistence, or since bukkit has a bultin configuration class no one should use their own properties for saving data. or because Bukkit has built-in services that means people should only use services to tell if other plugins have been loaded/registered. and because Bukkit has a built-in scheduler no one should be programming their own threads but instead should always use sync/async task schedules.

    I'm sorry @Nijikokun but your logic is flawed. Just because bukkit has something built-in does not make it any better, or mean that it should be used in all situations. BukkitPerms is no different than any of the other listed internals.

    Like you said this is and open source community - and if people find that the built-in features of bukkit are lacking then they definitely can and will keep their own features separate. Telling them that they need to conform to something that they already don't want is not what open source community is about.
     
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    Nijikokun

    Good point, but point out how twenty systems are better than one internal system that we can all build on.
     
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    Drakia

    There weren't really twenty APIs, there was one, the Permissions API, all other plugins were built with a compatibility layer. This meant all plugins built against Permissions and server admins could choose their own Permissions plugin. This is exactly how it is now, one API (The Bukkit SuperPerms) and then a bunch of plugins built on top of it for managing permissions.
     
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    EdTheLoon

    Pretty sure my source has more than 20 comments :) I added them mainly for myself because it's easier to find a certain line of code or look back at an area of code that I haven't looked at for a while and forgotten what does what.
     
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    codename_B

    What plugins?
     
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    Bronski



    Yes, and once we get the dev and user communities on board (slight detail), we can all move forward. Until then, I'm back on one of the other permissions plugins because I, like many others who tried to adopt early, got burned by devs' refusals to adopt. Now I see at least one dev actually removing support for that system, and others haven't stopped balking or are just steadfastly refusing to add support. That's no way forward. I wanted to believe in that system badly because I'm also tired of the redundancy but it seems like the community at large did not get the memo. What a mess.



    @SephraelX - Me too.
     
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    enenra

    Actually, wouldn't the basic idea of open source then be to improve the built-in feature until it can do what one want instead of developing an alternative?
    Seems to me like one of the most important concepts of open source TBH.

    IMO generally a distinction has to be made between plugins that are as basic so that multiple other plugins depend on them and those other plugins. Those on which many plugins depend shoud be much more strictly observed as those are mainly the ones that will generate problems once there are multiple and support for each is not available anymore.
     
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    Drakia

    That is the general idea for open source projects, but the devs on this project have a hard time accepting anything that isn't 100% like they want it implemented.
     
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    M1sT3rM4n

    That's what the concept of open source's supposed to be. But 90% of the plugin developers then get lazy and blatantly rip the existing plugin thanks to said OS.
     
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    cholo71796

    I'm not sure that it would change bad habits, but Bukkit could loudly endorse the use of public GitHub repositories and submitting pull requests.
     
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    Juze

    Big companies such as Google copy the products from other services too. Why wouldn't we?
     
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    cholo71796

    We're talking about directly copying source code and doing it poorly. The instances of this on the site are not comparable. Direct copies are identical, and duplicates are usually poorly done. I have no problem with someone creating a plugin that serves its purpose in a significantly different manner or plainly does it better. This, though, is rarely the case.
     
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    DeathJockey

    When start to release my plugins, its always a good idea to search the plugin list for whether or not there is related plugins before I distribute any of mine.
     
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    cholo71796

    I search before I begin production
     
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    DeathJockey

    Whoops, yeah, thats what I meant :)
    Well, if I found a similar plugin, I would altar mine to make it something different instead of a ripoff.
     
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    M1sT3rM4n

    They did, but no one uses them. Also, mergers & acquisitions =/= copying :p
     
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    jasvecht

    I agree in some cases pull requests are better then entirely new plugins, but I would like to point out there's also a growing problem of plugins getting bloated.

    One Plugin to rule them all, One Plugin to find them.
    One Plugin to bring them all and in the Essentials Bind Them.
    In the Site of Bukkit where the Developers lie.
     
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    4am

    If you don't have any active plugins, you shouldn't be a plugin developer. Granted this is difficult to track in a forum setting, I'm sure the rules will be cleaned up a bit if/when Fill is completed.

    Speaking of re-inventing the wheel, I'm liking BukGet, Niji;) I do get your point though. Another Warp or Death Notification plugin isn't really necessary. Fork and Pull Request, people! You're supposed to contribute!

    I just learned of MoreSnow when reading this plugin. That's an awesome idea! Also, WildPlant is awesome, too! These are the kidns of things that need to be created as plugins. I'd run both of those! I don't need another TP plugin! (I've even ditched my original port of QuickPort because everyone runs WorldEdit and it does it better!)

    I have some awesome ideas for WildPlant, I'm gonna PM you

    EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.
     
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    cholo71796

    Yeah, I feel like plugins should be split up by function, not just "hey, this one does everything." If plugins only aspire to accomplish one main goal and allow the community to contribute, it's fine to have just one or two of the,
     
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    EdTheLoon

    So before I get flamed for adding a new plugin submission...

    Does this plugin already exist - a plugin that loads item IDs from a configuration file and then prevents the use of any of the loaded item IDs by using a PlayerInteractEvent? Original thread here

    Edit: I'm asking because I'm pretty convinced that I saw a plugin that did this but I can't find it now
     
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    cholo71796

    I had thrown a poorly made version of something similar to that by request- I used permissions instead of configuration. However, I never released it. I can't find a released version of that, I'd go ahead and submit
     
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    PatrickFreed

    What I don't understand is the weight everyone puts on the Plugin Developer tag. Who gives a flying fuck whether they have some purple pixels under their name or not? It all comes down to the quality of their plugin(s) and how they interact with people having issues with them.

    That being said, I am not the best plugin dev here, or anywhere close.
     
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    Drakia

    I vote myself for worst plugin dev! But that's mainly because 90% of the users on this forum have single-digit IQs :/
     
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    Zeerix

    0xF?
     
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    DrBowe

    "Scooz meh sir, but hwo 2 why em el?"
     
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    Redyugi

    Ow, my eyes :/
     
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    puzzler995

    quote="Nijikokun, post: 539334"]There are way too many people copying ideas, or just plain re-creating the wheel. I don't mind if you make something because it doesn't work and acts as though a five year old made it with crayons and yarn. But, if there is a viable working, and continued developmental plugin going on... there is no point in re-creating it
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    You have a very good point @Nijikokun. I'm on both the Server Admin and the Developer side of this issue, and repeats are frustrating. As a Server Admin, the hours of looking through the differences of 10+ anti-tnt plugins is annoying. How I came up with my sole plugin, MorningAnnounce, was I went the the Request forums (which deserve a whole 'nother rant themselves), found a request no one had started yet, and looked through both the Submissions and Releases forums. Once I knew it was unique I started.
     
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    chernobyl360

    well heres the interesting thing. i pulled an all nighter learning how to use Spout and the API. I created a new never before created radio plugin, " SpoutCast " and guess what. The plugin is ALREADY rotting in the forums. i thought making something new & epic would bring a fresh sign of relief to bukkit. NOPE, lol its only got like 150 views and maybe 1/16th of that is users actaully using the plugin. its quite sad to see a majority of the server owner on here use rebuilds of other plugins. what really pissed me off was some guy went onto the SpoutCast thread and ignored the plugin and actaully asked me to fix up one of my past plugins. complete ignorance. i feel like i got stabbed in the back, its like i wasted my time learning new parts of bukkit. Yea im 1000% happy/estatic with myself that i actaully figured it out without any help but like i said no ones gonna use it. /endrant - sorry im just tired and pissed off.
     
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