[theme-reviewers] Question about removing default widgets

[Justin Tadlock]

It is OK.  This was decided by the theme review team last year:
http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/2012-June/009450.html

On 2/28/2013 6:18 PM, Paul Appleyard wrote:
> I thought it was OK to extend core functionality - as long as it 
> RETAINED the original functionality; ie didn't break when they 
> switched themes. So, replacing a widget with a custom one of the same 
> name that had the original functionality but with some added powers.
>
> Paul
>
> On 1/03/2013 9:34 AM, Otto wrote:
>> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Justin Tadlock
>> <justin at justintadlock.com> wrote:
>>> I disagree.  If we don't want developers ...
>> There is more than one type of developer.
>>
>> Removing widgets makes perfect sense to be available for plugins
>> territory. Doesn't make sense for themes. Yet another form of
>> vendor-lock-in.
>>
>> -Otto
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