[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16838: Excluding Akismet from Future WordPress Releases

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#16838: Excluding Akismet from Future WordPress Releases
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 Reporter:  sc0ttkclark  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins      |     Version:  3.1
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |
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Comment (by bpetty):

 Replying to [comment:26 Denis-de-Bernardy]:
 > we need to replace it with adequate spam protection

 Akismet is bundled by default, however, it's never been activated and
 running by default. It's literally no different than if it hadn't been
 bundled to begin with, it just gives Akismet the unfair advantage over
 other free and commercial options it competes with (and this is part of
 the problem as well).

 There literally isn't a single other free spam plugin that we could bundle
 that would actually be effective unless it also follows the same model as
 Akismet with using a 3rd party service to analyze and rank spam comments.
 Anything else would be defeated terribly within months of releasing it,
 and we'd be back at square one anyway.

 I don't believe we have any requirement to provide another bundled
 replacement. I believe history has proven that there needs to be some
 diversity here, and with that, WP needs to have a requirement that it
 doesn't unfairly favor any single solution (by bundling it by default).

 > I'll happily supply my (proper) hashcash implementation if so.

 Your hashcash plugin only works effectively right now specifically because
 it *isn't* bundled by default with WordPress. The second that changes is
 the second your plugin becomes useless for fighting spam. The same goes
 for Cookies for Comments. Trust me, you don't want that to happen any more
 than I do.

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