The very latest we can deprecate these modules is in the same minor release that comes out when 12.0.0 is released, but there are multiple steps involved before actual deprecation so it's really time to get this moving now.
Drupal core is now using the main branch as the primary development branch. New developments and disruptive changes should now be targeted to the main branch.
Begin finding someone to maintain the contrib version of the extension.
Want to become a contrib maintainer of this deprecated Drupal core module? Create an issue with the title "Offering to maintain Toolbar contrib module"
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xjmAmending attribution.
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catchThe very latest we can deprecate these modules is in the same minor release that comes out when 12.0.0 is released, but there are multiple steps involved before actual deprecation so it's really time to get this moving now.
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xjmI added a stub CTA about this in our post draft at the end:
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quietone commentedAdd issue for ArchiveTar
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quietone commentedWrong issue
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andypostsearch and shortcut has policy issues RTBC but stable9 and toolbar are blocked and not clear who can take a maintainer badge
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ressaThanks for maintaining Drupal and trimming the core modules when needed.
Maybe we could consider adding a sentence about becoming contrib maintainer in each deprecate Drupal core module Meta issue?
As an example, in #3484850: [meta] Tasks to deprecate Toolbar module it could be something like below (the "Want to become a contrib maintainer ..." part):
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eduardo morales albertiArchiverTar should also be removed and replaced by https://www.php.net/manual/en/class.phardata.php
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