Recently we got a series of post with the title starting with “[KShare]” by @support.squad .
For example, [KShare] Working with Google Authentication with Katalon Studio
They contributed a set of Groovy source codes that could be downloaded and located in the “Keywords” folder, and just run. Their work is excellent.
Now the Katalon management wants to charge users for the Custom Keywords developed by @support.squad. It is OK. The artifacts of @support.squad could be priced. I have no objection.
Now I remember, there is “Katalon Store”. Why not Katalon distributes the “[KShare]” artifacts through the channel of Katalon Store? The Katalon Store has some means of charging, don’t they?
Possibly Katalon do not like “Katalon Store” any more for some reasons. I have no idea why. To be honest, I know nothing about Katalon Store, how it is designed, how much it is productive. I am afraid the Katlaon Store is recently a storage of un-maintained garbages. Katalon should re-invent it.
Possibly @support.squad does not like building a jar that contains the binaries of Custom Keywords, which is bothersome; they do not like maintaining the repository server for their jars; they do not like authoring documentations. Possibly they thought it is a better idea that they distribute the Groovy sources via the Katalon Forum. Well, I agree with them as far as they agree distributing the source codes free.
By the way, I wonder how they are going to manage the updates of their solutions after the initial publication.