[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16953: Allow symlinked plugins

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#16953: Allow symlinked plugins
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 Reporter:  scribu       |       Owner:  rmccue
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  3.9
Component:  Plugins      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by nacin):

 * keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback 3.9-early => needs-patch


Comment:

 > I'd really hate to see this get reverted now.

 I agree, but all features come with a maintenance cost. I've discussed
 this before, quite possibly in the context of this ticket. If WordPress
 core is to do something here, then we are committing to maintain it in the
 future. Right now, it's not even clear if we can maintain it in the
 present. In this case, the feature hasn't even shipped, so I have little
 qualms of pulling it out if we can't figure out how to best move forward
 here. For more on incorporating features, read
 [http://ometer.com/features.html this essay from 2004].

 I don't have the time to do an in-depth investigation on this to be able
 to articulate the exact rationale for fixing this one way or the other.
 Someone else will need to do that and articulate exactly what needs to be
 done for 3.9. Otherwise it needs to be removed. There are 116 comments on
 this ticket and 52 people watching it. If this is a shallow bug, then I
 imagine this should not be difficult.

 I'm reverting this on Wednesday, April 9th if we don't have a fix. This
 isn't meant to be vindictive; this just isn't my priority; rather, it's
 meant to be motivating. If it belongs in core, then it needs to become at
 least one other person's priority. If you want this feature, then fight
 for it in the form of fixing it. Thanks. :-)

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