[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #3994: MetaWeblog metaWeblog.getCategories problem

[WordPress Trac]

#3994: MetaWeblog metaWeblog.getCategories problem
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 Reporter:  whilo                                                       |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect                                                      |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal                                                      |    Milestone:  2.4      
Component:  XML-RPC                                                     |      Version:  2.2      
 Severity:  normal                                                      |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  xmlrpc, compliance, specs, clients, metaweblog, categories  |  
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Comment (by redsweater):

 foolswisdom said it best at the outset. Unless there's a clear scenario
 where not fixing this is causing harm, it shouldn't be considered. The
 MetaWeblog spec is not clear enough or widely enough followed to have
 fixes done "just to be in compliance."

 Also, MetaWeblog API per se is rather uncommonly used these days as most
 clients will prefer the MovableType or WordPress supersets, in which case
 the mt.getCategoryList method would be used instead.

 I don't think you guys should waste your time trying to fix or compromise
 for this issue. It would be change for change's sake, and a waste of time
 when real problems need fixing.

 Daniel

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