Future of Kirby CLI

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#21

I donā€™t use composer nor the CLI, but I usually use git submodules for Kirby, Panel & pluginsā€¦ :sweat_smile:

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#22

I donā€™t use composer nor the CLI, but I usually download Kirby or any plugins and similar as a ZIP-archive down into my development XAMPP on Windows 10.

I like it, that I donā€™t need something like CLI or Composer to start a new Kirby project or to add something there.

More about my doing you find at HowTo: Start Kirby development on a PC here in the forum, the main information is like I do it currenty, only version numbers have changed. Following this procedure, it is not easy to use Composer nor CLI on a computer, where I have to avoid any software installations after my work with Kirby.

#23

The ā€œdownload and extract ZIP fileā€ approach will still be supported in Kirby 3. We donā€™t want to force people to use a more complex setup than they need. :slightly_smiling_face:

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#24

@lukasbestle:

that is very good news.I like Kirby and itā€™s team very much!

HeinerEF

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#25

thank you @bastianallgeier, @lukasbestle and the whole team for the reassurance that there is a focus on keeping the installation/update process simple. I totally understand the issue with the CLI growing into its own beast.

As far as attracting third-party developers to pick the CLI up and develop it further, IMHO the main issue is not so much any resentment in regards to helping a commercial product. Indeed, it might be possible to develop a CLI for Kirby on a commercial basis - i.e., a CLI under a commercial license. It is quite possible that the hesitation from developers to embark in such a project might from the fact that we donā€™t really know whatā€™s in store for the future of Kirby itself. Itā€™s frustrating (and costly) to invest in developing features for a CLI, to find out that these features are either no longer needed, or have been made incompatible due to changes in Kirbyā€¦ I think that your reassurance that the Kirby team is willing to work closely and support third-party development may go a long way towards helping interested developers overcome these fears.

Once again, thank you for all the care you take with your users, and please keep up the good work - itā€™s truly appreciated!

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