QGIS Plugin being removed from core

Remove OTB QGIS Plugin from core

High level description

OTB provider plugin is currently being part of the QGIS core, and some discussions has been raised to remove it so it becomes a fully 3rd party plugin, maintained by the OTB community.

I have both contributed to QGIS and OTB and I'm in favor of this proposal.

Risks and benefits

I think it would ease development of the plugin and would lower the pain of managing compatibility between QGIS and OTB.

Alternatives for implementations

That would require to move the OTB QGIS Plugin to the QGIS Plugin platform or even embed it in the OTB installer.

Who will be developing the proposed changes?

At the moment, no one is clearly identified to make the modifications.

OTB is a great tool and we would like to see it still integrated into QGIS. If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.

CC @ytanguy