This is a very good point. Now that I think about it, I have tried very hard to support each point in the draft with research. However, the bits about "not committing to version control" are a habitual bias toward Composer, and not strictly supported by the findings. Perhaps the thing to do is say "reserved for package managers ... not otherwise defined" and leave the rest out?

I think that will suffice.

Indeed, on further consideration, the research shows a lack of vendor/ directories. That's because Composer says (effectively) "this is reserved, don't use it." I wonder if leaving it out entirely would make even more sense.

@ramsey You might want to submit a PR with the changes you'd like to see, because then you get automatic credit via GitHub. (You can go so far as to remove the vendor/ stuff entirely if you like, and reference this issue.)

Will do. Thanks!

@ramsey If you don't think you'll get around to it in the next couple of days, I can take care of it. Let me know!

It'll be a few days before I can get to it. I haven't had Internet access since December 16. Long story. :-)

Noted, and good luck with the internet situation.

This is just me thinking - why not add a vendor directory and a .gitignore file (excluding it) so that it is clear that the directory exists but is ignored