[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #7756: Closed plugin not really closed

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#7756: Closed plugin not really closed
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 Reporter:  rainbowgeek        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion close  |
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Changes (by dd32):

 * keywords:   => 2nd-opinion close


Comment:

 Hi @rainbowgeek,

 This is mostly expected.

 > still able to be downloaded (so linked from other websites than w.org)

 This will be handled via #7217.

 It's worth noting that the plugins.svn repository will always remain
 accessible, even if the .ZIP was disabled.

 > the author can still push updates to the code

 Plugins can be closed for many reasons, the most common reasons are 1)
 Security issue 2) Guideline violations

 In both of those cases, the plugin author needs to be able to commit to
 the plugin to resolve it, such that the plugin can be re-opened.

 There are some cases where plugins are closed ''and the plugin committers
 are revoked'' this is for when we no longer want the plugin author to have
 access to the plugin for whatever reason. This is a similar request to
 what you've suggested.

 Importantly, a '''closed''' plugin does NOT serve updates. We do have a
 second status (That to everyone ''looks'' the same as closed) that's
 called Disabled, in that mode the plugin cannot be installed on new sites,
 but sites can update to it. This is fairly commonly used for various
 purposes.


 But back to the question at hand:
 > Closed plugins can be committed to

 I'm not against (And have suggested this prior) that closed plugins should
 have commit access suspended after being closed for xx months, and that if
 they wish to regain commit access they should contact the plugins team
 (who can click the button to restore it).

 I feel that this request should come from the plugin reviewers directly
 however, and that such a request should come with some proper reasoning as
 to why (rather than just `A closed plugin shouldn't be able to commit`)

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