Move NetCDF.jl to JuliaIO?
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Description
I have a request to move https://github.com/JuliaGeo/NetCDF.jl to JuliaIO. The package is registered since 2013 and provides support for reading/writing NetCDF files and is hosted in the JuliaGeo org. There is an alternative package for reading NetCDF files https://github.com/Alexander-Barth/NCDatasets.jl which implements additional features (CF conventions) that are specific to geospatial data.
Because people got confused by the two NetCDF packages there was the suggestion to move NetCDF.jl as a more general low-level package to JuliaIO and have NCDatasets in JuliaGeo so that users get a better impression on the package intention. See this discussion
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Research direction
Start with the issue text and the linked NCDatasets.jl issue #57, then compare the stated roles of NetCDF.jl and NCDatasets.jl under JuliaGeo and JuliaIO. This requires an ownership decision rather than a code change; done would mean the move is agreed and completed, with the package roles clearly communicated.
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- julia
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- Refactor
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- Over a week
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- Stale
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- Needs clarification
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- 25/100