[wp-hackers] Update of non GPL-Plugins (was Plugin licenses)

[A Walker]

FWIW I agree 100% with Doug and others who have posted similar views. Why not have a simple warning message that tells the user that the version status of installed non-hosted (wp.org) plugins cannot be determined, and advise the user to manually check for upgrades for these non-hosted plugins?  It seems to me that this would be very beneficial to users.

Regards,

Ade.
 
> Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:39:33 -0400
> From: "Doug Stewart" <zamoose at gmail.com>
> 
> This is short-sighted, IMNSHO.  In this situation, the plugin devs
> will never be blamed by the end users; rather, WordPress itself will
> be faulted for not taking it into account.
> 
> I've suggested multiple times, on-list and in Trac, that the API
> server be set up to return an additional status code -- "NOT FOUND" or
> somesuch -- and the Plugins page UI be adjusted to note that plugins
> existing off-ranch are explicitly NOT being checked for updates.
> Otherwise, the UI is confusing and misleading.  Folks will think their
> plugins are being checked for updates when, in fact, they are not.
> 
> It's a very low cost proposition with a VERY high potential ROI, thus
> I'm still scratching my head at the resistance to implementing it.
> 
> 
> -- 
> -Doug

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