[theme-reviewers] Question about removing default widgets

[Emil Uzelac]

Not really sure if this was decided or not, but we talked about this for
sure.
Please see:
http://lists.wordpress.org/pipermail/theme-reviewers/2012-June/009455.html


On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Justin Tadlock <justin at justintadlock.com>wrote:

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