[wp-hackers] Grab a seat. On Delaying 2.2, separating tables

[Pixline]

15/apr/07, Robert Deaton:
> I believe that we should take the time now, before a release of
> WordPress is made with these database schema changes, to fix the
> issue. I think that the categories table needs to be resplit into a
> link categories table, a post categories table, and a tag table, each
> set up to handle their own specific job instead of throwing them
> together with legacy fields.

a big and heavy +1 for me.  I'm really concerned about tags and db,  
now that I've understood what didn't sound to me.

if 2.2 gets out with this db structure, it will be official; think  
about the number of plugins and themes that will work on it,  and  
count how many headaches will face wp-core team about backward  
compatibility... Taking time and split tables will allow some authors  
to write their plugins and be ready for 2.2

And the beautifulness of open source is even to have a real  
explaination about delays :-)

Paolo
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