Against "contrib"

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It's pretty common for an open source project to have a "contrib" directory as part of its project structure. This contains useful code donated to the project by outsiders. It seems innocuous. A contrib section, why not?It's pretty common for an open source project to have a "contrib" directory as part of its project structure. This contains useful code donated to the project by outsiders. It seems innocuous. A contrib section, why not? I don't like contribI don't like contrib. A contrib directory gives the signal that "yes, we carry this source code around, but it's not . A contrib directory gives the signal that "yes, we carry this source code around, but it's not reallyreally part of our project". What does that mean? Why is it even part of your project at all then? Why... part of our project". What does that mean? Why is it even part of your project at all then? Why...