[wp-hackers] How does code make it into core?

[Callum Macdonald]

G'day,

Following the discussion on WP login cookies[1], how is code committed 
to core? Is it a case of making an ad-hoc request to someone with commit 
access? Raising a ticket on trac and hoping it gets accepted? Is there a 
more formal process?

I'm in favour of storing WP passwords as salted hashes rather than 
straight md5s. I'm not concerned about my own installations, I can write 
/ install a plugin for those. I believe it's something that should be 
incorporated in core.

However, there's little point bashing out a bunch of code if "the powers 
that be" don't think so. Can anyone confirm how the process works? How 
does code make it into core?

Cheers,


Callum.

[1] 
http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-hackers/2007-November/thread.html#16183