Modules - Rules for community modules: Difference between revisions

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* A community module must not provide a feature too similare than a Dolibarr existing feature. If the module just complete a Dolibarr official existing feature, it is better to try to submit a PR to enhance the official feature.
* A community module must not provide a feature too similare than a Dolibarr existing feature. If the module just complete a Dolibarr official existing feature, it is better to try to submit a PR to enhance the official feature.


* A community module must offer a feature that may be interesting for a lot of users of a given country and must not be a niche market. In such a case, doing an external module for Dolistore.com is a better solution.
* A community module must offer a feature that:
** may be interesting for a lot of users of a given country and must not be a niche market. In such a case, doing an external module for Dolistore.com is a better solution.
** Bring a real added-value related to on of this point:  Sustainability, Sovereignty, Legal requirement or Interface with an external system too complex to maintain in the core.  


* If a module provides the same features than another Community module, the Dolibarr foundation board will decide which one to keep and which one to remove on a case per case basis, so only one module will remain for the same feature.
* If a module provides the same features than another Community module, the Dolibarr foundation board will decide which one to keep and which one to remove on a case per case basis, so only one module will remain for the same feature.

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