# Contrib repo: revitalize?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/contrib-repo-revitalize/11692>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [July 17, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/contrib-repo-revitalize/11692 "2012-07-17T15:43:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Brad\_Olson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Brad\_Olson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brad_Olson)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/contrib-repo-revitalize/11692/1 "2012-07-17T15:43:35Z")

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I really want to start collecting useful non-core modules.

A while back we tried to resurrect the contrib repo, Right now it lives at [bradobro/ansible-contri](https://github.com/bradobro/ansible-contrib)b.

The plan was that once it gets some submissions, we’d transfer ownership to ansible/ansible-contrib.

Problem is, it’s not getting submissions. Would like comments about why. Seems to me the main ones are:

1. It’s not well known since it doesn’t show up in the main [ansible@github.com](mailto:ansible@github.com)’s repo list.
2. The current bar for submission might be too high: you have to create github repo in a certain format and be willing to support the module (see the current ansible-contrib’s readme.md).  
What would help this situation? Ideas?

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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/contrib-repo-revitalize/11692/2 "2012-07-17T16:06:50Z")

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Nobody knows it exists and only a fraction of users are on this list.

– Michael

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**Author:** ![Brad\_Olson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Brad\_Olson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brad_Olson)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/contrib-repo-revitalize/11692/3 "2012-07-17T18:20:06Z")

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I should have asked first: do you still want a community ansible-contrib?

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Theunissen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mark\_Theunissen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mark_Theunissen)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/contrib-repo-revitalize/11692/4 "2012-07-20T20:07:36Z")

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I think it’s a good idea. I have some to offer that won’t make core.

- Mark

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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/contrib-repo-revitalize/11692/5 "2012-07-20T20:12:51Z")

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I’ll start this.

Add links to projects you would like to include to this ticket:

[https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/642](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/642)

I will let several other people help maintain this once I get it set up.

–Michael