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:Finally, the bot is designed to handle both temporary and indefinite protections. [[User:Daniel Quinlan|Daniel Quinlan]] ([[User talk:Daniel Quinlan|talk]]) 09:08, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you. I look forward to seeing it in action. ~[[User:Anachronist|Anachronist]] <small>([[User talk:Anachronist|talk]])</small> 17:13, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
:::The source is located at {{GitHub|danielquinlan/protection-helper-bot|link=hidden}}. I'm still cleaning up the code, revising some of the method names, etc. so if anyone has feedback, I'd appreciate an email rather than pull requests or GitHub issues at this point. Thanks. [[User:Daniel Quinlan|Daniel Quinlan]] ([[User talk:Daniel Quinlan|talk]]) 21:40, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
::{{tq|1=requiring completed source code ''prior'' to approving projects would be a strong disincentive for future development.}} The "completed" source code isn't being requested. You're free to change the source code any time, including after the approval – only major changes in functionality require a new supplementary BRFA. – [[User:SD0001|<span style="font-weight: bold; color: #C30">SD0001</span>]] ([[User talk:SD0001|talk]]) 17:25, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
:::I guess what's really bugging me about this is trying to understand ''why'' anybody would not want to release the code early. @[[User:Novem Linguae|Novem Linguae]] said a couple of days ago, {{tq|let me get the bot working, then after that I'll take the extra time and effort to spin up git and a GitHub repo}}. To me, it's hard to imagine "git init" not being pretty close to the first thing I type when starting any new project. It's just good software engineering hygiene. And pushing it out to some storage that's more robust than my laptop's hard drive isn't far behind. [[User:RoySmith|RoySmith]] [[User Talk:RoySmith|(talk)]] 18:26, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
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