From 7adcb632f9549c350497acf58c53a73d13cda8b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leonid Pliushch Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 21:47:01 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] contributing.md: clarification about library packages + tur repo --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 32884bf5b5..bac99a28cc 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ met these conditions: purposes, including but not limited to pentesting, phishing, bruteforce, sms/call bombing, DDoS attaks, OSINT. +**Important**: standalone library packages are of interest mostly for developers +and we will not package them unless required as dependency for another package. +This is not a strong rule, but needed to ensure that repository is clean and +provides content useful for average Termux user. + Packages that require root permission to get working or rely on features that are available only with SELinux permissive mode or require custom firmware are handled in a dedicated @@ -141,6 +146,9 @@ Remember that Termux is designed primarily for non-root use and we may remove functionality requiring root from packages if it interfere with non-root usage or cause build time issues. +Packages that do not comply with this policy may be requested in User Repository: +https://github.com/termux-user-repository/tur + ## Submitting pull requests Contributors take the all responsibility for their submissions. Maintainers may