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docs/Acceptable-Formulae: address feedback.
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@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ We now accept versioned formulae as long as they [meet the requirements](Version
### We don’t like tools that upgrade themselves ### We don’t like tools that upgrade themselves
Software that can upgrade itself does not integrate well with Homebrew's own Software that can upgrade itself does not integrate well with Homebrew's own
upgrade functionality. The self-update functionality should be disabled if at all possible. upgrade functionality. The self-update functionality should be disabled (if possible without complicating the formula).
### We don’t like install-scripts that download unversioned things ### We don’t like install-scripts that download unversioned things
We don't like install scripts that are pulling from the `master` branch of Git repositories or unversioned, unchecksummed tarballs. These should use `resource` blocks instead. Note that we now allow tools like `pip`, `cargo`, `gem` to download things during installation. We don't like install scripts that are pulling from the `master` branch of Git repositories or unversioned, unchecksummed tarballs. These should use `resource` blocks with specific revisions or checksummed tarballs instead. Note that we now allow tools like `cargo`, `gem` and `pip` to download things during installation.
### We don’t like binary formulae ### We don’t like binary formulae
Our policy is that formulae in the core tap Our policy is that formulae in the core tap
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ due to upstream changes and we can’t provide [bottles](Bottles.md) for them.
### Niche (or self-submitted) stuff ### Niche (or self-submitted) stuff
The software in question must: The software in question must:
* be maintained (e.g. it works without patching on all supported macOS releases and has no outstanding, unpatched security vulnerabilites) * be maintained (i.e. the last release wasn't ages ago, it works without patching on all supported macOS releases and has no outstanding, unpatched security vulnerabilites)
* be known * be known
* be stable (e.g. not declared "unstable" or "beta" by upstream) * be stable (e.g. not declared "unstable" or "beta" by upstream)
* be used * be used