SVN Modification Policy: Contact Author First

Changes requested to a TWikiExtension package can often be handled by posting a patch to the Dev topic for the package. For larger changes, the author has requested that you try to contact them first before checking in changes. Contact the author by adding a note to the appropriate dev topic, or by direct e-mail to the author. If the authors email address is not available contact a member of the TWikiAdminGroup and we can relay the message by email.

Please note that the purpose of the "contact author first" policy is to have a committed developer who maintains the extension. It is not meant to indicate exclusive check-in rights to the extension. TWiki is a collaborative project that is open to interested people who would like to contribute.

Since 2005 many Plugin authors rarely read the Dev topics so it is also adviced to report bugs and post patches on a bug item on Bugs:WebHome. Especially if the plugin author is one of the known core developers your chance of being seen and heard is larger if you post a bug report on the Bugs database. And if you later check in an update on Subversion you will need this bug report anyway on the checkin message.

If the author does not respond within a reasonable time (say 2 weeks), then post a note to the Dev topic indicating that you propose to check in changes, with a detailed description of the changes and preferably a patch. If there are no protests after a reasonable time (again 2 weeks), then you may check in. This seems like a long time to wait, but experience shows that authors are often out of contact for extended periods.

Note that you should always ensure you get the most recent version from Subversion and always run any tests provided with the package and ensure they pass before committing changes.

The following are listed as ContactAuthorFirst:

	Extension	Author
	AccessStatsPlugin	TWiki:Main.StephaneLenclud
	ActionTrackerPlugin	TWiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie, http://c-dot.co.uk
	AliasPlugin	TWiki:Main/OthelloMaurer, TWiki:Main/MichaelDaum
	AmbarSkin	TWiki:Main/RaviASV
	AntiWikiSpamPlugin	TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit - http:///www.WikiRing.com
	AnyWikiDrawPlugin	TWiki:Main.WernerRandelshofer
	AutoNavigationPlugin	v0.3 TWiki:Main.AndrewMoise
	AutoViewTemplatePlugin	TWiki:Main.OliverKrueger
	AutolinkDDTSPlugin	TWiki:Main/JonathanCline
	BarcodePlugin	TWiki:Main/StevenSprouse
	BibliographyPlugin	TWiki:Main/AntonioTerceiro
	BibtexPlugin	TWiki:Main/MichaelDaum, TWiki:Main/ScottHoge
	BlogPlugin	TWiki:Main.MichaelDaum
	BreadCrumbsPlugin	TWiki:Main.MichaelDaum
	BrowserBoosterPlugin
	BugsContrib
	BuildContrib
	CacheContentPlugin	TWiki:Main.MeredithLesly
	ChartPlugin	TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny, TWiki:Main.TaitCyrus
	ChecklistPlugin	TWiki:Main.DanielRohde
	ChecklistTablePlugin	TWiki:Main.DanielRohde
	ConfigPanelAddOn	TWiki:Main/RafaelAlvarez
	ControlsPlugin	TWiki:Main/ThomasWeigert
	CssZenGardenSkin
	DBCacheContrib	TWiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie
	DBCachePlugin	TWiki:Main.MichaelDaum
	DblClickEditPlugin	TWiki:Main.PatrickNomblot
	DebugLogPlugin
	DojoToolkitContrib	TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit - SvenDowideit@DistributedINFORMATIONPLEASENOSPAM.com DistributedINFORMATION - a WikiRing.com partner
	DropDownMenuAddOn	TWiki:Main.AurelioAHeckert
	EditChapterPlugin
	EditContrib	TWiki:Main/ThomasWeigert
	EditHiddenTablePlugin	TWiki:Main/ThomasWeigert
	EditInTablePlugin	TWiki:Main/RudiBierach
	EditRowPlugin
	EditSectionPlugin	TWiki:Main.ThomasWeigert
	EditTablerowPlugin	TWiki:Main/ThomasWeigert
	ExcelImportExportPlugin	TWiki:Main.ThomasWeigert, based on code by TWiki:Main.ClausLanghans
	ExplicitNumberingPlugin	TWiki:Main/MartinVlach, TWiki:Main.ThomasWeigert (21 Nov 2006)
	FamFamFamContrib
	FamilyTreePlugin	TWiki:Main.CrawfordCurrie http://c-dot.co.uk, TWiki:Main.GeorgeClark
	FilterPlugin	TWiki:Main.MichaelDaum
	FlexWebListPlugin	TWiki:Main.MichaelDaum
	FluidPivotsPlugin	TWiki:Main.MariaDelCarmenHuertas
	FormFieldsPlugin	TWiki:Main/JohnTalintyre
	FormMeta2ExcelAddOn	TWiki:Main/ClausLanghans
	FormQueryPlugin	TWiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie, TWiki:Main/ThomasWeigert
	GenerateSearchPlugin	TWiki:Main/ThomasWeigert
	GetAWebPlugin
	GluePlugin	TWiki:Main.MichaelDaum
	HTTPDUserAdminContrib
	HeadlinesPlugin	TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny, TWiki:Main.MichaelDaum
	HideInEditModePlugin	TWiki:Main/DonnyKurniawan, TWiki:Main/MeredithLesly
	HolidaylistPlugin	TWiki:Main.PeterJones, TWiki:Main.DanielRohde
	HtmlFormsPlugin	TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit
	IfDefinedPlugin	TWiki:Main.MichaelDaum
	ImageGalleryPlugin	TWiki:Main/MichaelDaum, TWiki:Main/WillNorris
	ImagePlugin	TWiki:Main.CraigMeyer
	ImgPlugin	TWiki:Main.MeredithLesly
	IncludeIndexPlugin	TWiki:Main/PeterKlausner
	JQueryDevPlugin	TWiki:Main.StephaneLenclud
	JQueryPlugin
	JQueryTwistyPlugin
	JSPopupPlugin	TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit - SvenDowideit@wikiringPLEASENOSPAM.com - WikiRing.com
	JoomlaUsersContrib	TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit - of distributedINFORMATION.com - WikiRing.com
	KupuContrib	TWiki:Main.CrawfordCurrie http://www.c-dot.co.uk (from original work by TWiki:Main.RomainRaugi, TWiki:Main.DamienMandrioli, TWiki:Main.FredericLuddeni, and TWiki:Main.ColasNahaboo)
	KupuEditorAddOn	TWiki:Main.DamienMandrioli & TWiki:Main.RomainRaugi
	LDAPPasswordChangerPlugin	TWiki:Main.LuisCamposDeCarvalho
	LdapContrib	TWiki:Main/MichaelDaum
	LdapNgPlugin	TWiki:Main.MichaelDaum
	MailInContrib	TWiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie (http://c-dot.co.uk)
	MailerContrib	TWiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie (http://c-dot.co.uk)
	MasonPlugin	TWiki:Main.GilmarSantosJr
	MediaWikiTablePlugin	TWiki:Main.MichaelDaum
	MediaWikiToTWikiAddOn	TWiki:Main.MichaelDaum
	MessageBoardPlugin	TWiki:LuisCamposDeCarvalho
	MoveableTypeSkin	TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit - SvenDowideit@DistributedINFORMATIONPLEASENOSPAM.com DistributedINFORMATION - a WikiRing.com partner
	MultiEditPlugin	TWiki:Main/ThomasWeigert
	NatEditContrib	TWiki:Main/MichaelDaum
	NatSkin	TWiki:Main/MichaelDaum
	NatSkinPlugin	TWiki:Main/MichaelDaum
	NativeSearchContrib
	ObjectPlugin	TWiki:Main.PiersGoodhew
	OpenIDUserContrib	TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit - SvenDowideit@distributedINFORMATIONPLEASENOSPAM.com
	OpenIdUserContrib
	OrphansPlugin	TWiki:Main.CrawfordCurrie
	PhotoarchivePlugin	TWiki:Main/MarkusKolb
	PlainSkin	TWiki:Main/PeterThoeny
	PluginCvsToolsAddOn
	PrintSkin	TWiki:Main/PeterThoeny
	ProgramsPlugin	TWiki:Main.AndreaSterbini
	PrologPlugin	TWiki:Main/AndreaSterbini
	ProtocolTlaPlugin	TWiki:Main/JonathanCline
	PublicCacheAddOn	TWiki:Main.ColasNahaboo
	PublishContrib
	PublishWebPlugin	TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny
	QuickCalendarPlugin	TWiki:Main.JonathanCline
	RackPlannerPlugin	TWiki:Main.DanielRohde
	RatingContrib
	RedDotPlugin	TWiki:Main.MichaelDaum
	RedirectPlugin	TWiki:Main/SteveMokris
	RenderListPlugin	TWiki:Main/PeterThoeny
	RestPlugin
	RolebasedRenderingPlugin
	SafeWikiPlugin
	SearchSummaryPlugin
	SectionalEditPlugin	TWiki:Main.DanBoitnott
	SharedCode
	SignaturePlugin	TWiki:Main/ThomasWeigert
	SkillsPlugin	TWiki:Main.AndrewRJones
	SlashFilenamePlugin	TWiki:Main/JonathanCline
	SlideShowPlugin	TWiki:Main/PeterThoeny
	SnazzyRoundedCornersContrib
	SoapClientPlugin	TWiki:Main/SvenDowideit - http://www.wikiring.com
	SpreadSheetPlugin	TWiki:Main/PeterThoeny
	SvgPlugin	TWiki:Main/AntonioTerceiro
	TWikiDotNetForumAppAddOn	TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny
	TWikiDrawPlugin	TWiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie http://www.c-dot.co.uk
	TWikiNetSkin	TWiki:Main/ArthurClemens
	TWikiUmlPlugin	TWiki:Main.CarlosManzanares
	TagCloudPlugin	TWiki:Main.MichaelDaum
	TalkContrib	TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit - SvenDowideit@DistributedINFORMATIONPLEASENOSPAM.com DistributedINFORMATION - a WikiRing.com partner
	TdbContrib	TWiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie http://c-dot.co.uk
	ThreadedDiscussionPlugin	TWiki:Main/ThomasWeigert
	TimeSincePlugin	TWiki:Main.MichaelDaum
	TimeTablePlugin	TWiki:Main.DanielRohde
	TimelinePlugin	TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit - http://WikiRing.com
	TinyMCEPlugin
	TopicClassificationAddOn	TWiki:Main.LynnwoodBrown
	TracOnTWikiContrib
	UpdateAttachmentsPlugin
	UserInfoPlugin	TWiki:Main/MichaelDaum
	VarCachePlugin	TWiki:Main/PeterThoeny
	WebPermissionsPlugin	TWiki:Main.CrawfordCurrie & TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit, http://wikiring.com
	WikiwygContrib	TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit - SvenDowideit@wikiringPLEASENOSPAM.com - WikiRing.com
	WorkflowReportsContrib	TWiki:Main/PaulHoesli
	WysiwygPlugin
	XmlRpcContrib	TWiki:Main/MichaelDaum
	XpTrackerPlugin	TWiki:Main.RichardBennett, TWiki:Main.MartinWatt, Thomas Eschner, TWiki:Main.AnthonPang, TWiki:Main.AndreaBacchetta, TWiki:Main.RafaelAlvarez
	YahooUserInterfaceContrib	TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit - SvenDowideit@DistributedINFORMATIONPLEASENOSPAM.com DistributedINFORMATION - a WikiRing.com partner
	YetAnotherDBCacheContrib	TWiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie developed the original version of this contrib. Changes to functionality by TWiki:Main/ThomasWeigert.
	YetAnotherFormQueryPlugin	TWiki:Main/CrawfordCurrie, TWiki:Main/ThomasWeigert
	YetAnotherXpTrackerPlugin	TWiki:Main.RichardBennett, TWiki:Main.MartinWatt, TWiki:Main.ThomasWeigert

-- Contributors: CrawfordCurrie, MartinCleaver, PeterThoeny, ThomasWeigert - 05 Mar 2008

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