[wp-hackers] Bundled Plug-ins

[Tony Scott]

This is the page for getting the free API key

http://akismet.com/personal/

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----- Original Message ----
> From: Ryan Bilesky <rbilesky at gmail.com>
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> Sent: Sat, 2 October, 2010 22:17:31
> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Bundled Plug-ins
> 
> Akismet still offers free person api keys
> https://akismet.com/signup/#free-api-key
> 
> On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 1:49  PM, Joel Fisher <joelfisher at gmail.com>  wrote:
> 
> > Akismet isn't free anymore. Check it out. I use my old API  key which still
> > works but their site references  payment.
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Oct 2,  2010, at 12:25 PM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com>  wrote:
> >
> > > An "external" in SVN terms is simply a chunk of code  that is directly
> > > included from some other SVN repository. That way,  when Akismet
> > > updates, then they don't have to reimport it into the  WordPress trunk
> > > or get the updates or anything like that. It's just  automatically
> > > included.
> > >
> > > Externals are  ways to combine pieces of code from other projects
> > > without having  to constantly refresh them manually.
> > >
> > > -Otto
> >  >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Ozh  <ozh at ozh.org> wrote:
> > >> While  we're on this subject, if anyone has a good explanation on why
> > >>  Akismet is an "external", I'd be grateful. I don't get why parts of WP
> >  >> are, well, parts of WP, while other parts of WP are "externals".  From
> > >> a user POV this does not make a lot of sense IMO.
> >  >>
> > >> On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Eric Mann <eric at eamann.com> wrote:
> >  >>> I've just become very sensitive to anything asking me to  update
> > immediately
> > >>> after I install what I'm told is  the latest version.  It's a bit
> > confusing
> > >>> to  download a fresh file, install it, and immediately see any kind of
> >  >>> "update available" message.
> > >>>
> >  >>> No, I like the idea of including the plugin with WordPress core ...  
but
> > it
> > >>> would be nice if we could somehow update the  core download package (the
> > ZIP
> > >>> file you get when  clicking "download" on wordpress.org) when externals
> > are
> >  >>> updated.
> > >>>
> > >>>> Many  software distributions, once installed will check if there was an
> >  >>> update.  This is pretty common practice from what I've  seen.
> > >>>
> > >>> Just because it's a common  practice doesn't mean it's the right way to
> > do
> > >>>  things or something we should embrace.  Anything that can  potentially
> > >>> confuse a user is "bad" in my book, common  practice or no ...
> > >>>
> > >>> ~Eric
> >  >>>
> > >>> -----Original Message-----
> >  >>> From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> >  >>> [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com]  On Behalf Of Paul
> > >>> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 7:21  AM
> > >>> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> >  >>> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Bundled Plug-ins
> >  >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Oct 2, 2010, at 10:05  AM, Eric Mann wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> conjurs up  flashbacks of the endless
> > >>>> update-reboot-update-reboot  cycle that drives many people away from
> > >>>> Microsoft  Windows.
> > >>>
> > >>> Really? That is a little  dramatic I think. The Akismet upgrade doesn't
> > force
> > >>>  you to reboot your server or anything close.
> > >>>
> >  >>> Would you rather have the plugin excluded from the WordPress core?  
Then
> > you
> > >>> would need to download and install it  separate. Many software
> > distributions,
> > >>> once  installed will check it there was an update. This is pretty common
> >  >>> practice from what I've seen.
> > >>>
> >  >>>
> > >>> P-
> > >>>
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