[wp-hackers] Bundled Plug-ins

[Ozh]

While we're on this subject, if anyone has a good explanation on why
Akismet is an "external", I'd be grateful. I don't get why parts of WP
are, well, parts of WP, while other parts of WP are "externals". From
a user POV this does not make a lot of sense IMO.

On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Eric Mann <eric at eamann.com> wrote:
> I've just become very sensitive to anything asking me to update immediately
> after I install what I'm told is the latest version.  It's a bit confusing
> to download a fresh file, install it, and immediately see any kind of
> "update available" message.
>
> No, I like the idea of including the plugin with WordPress core ... but it
> would be nice if we could somehow update the core download package (the ZIP
> file you get when clicking "download" on wordpress.org) when externals are
> updated.
>
>> Many software distributions, once installed will check if there was an
> update.  This is pretty common practice from what I've seen.
>
> Just because it's a common practice doesn't mean it's the right way to do
> things or something we should embrace.  Anything that can potentially
> confuse a user is "bad" in my book, common practice or no ...
>
> ~Eric
>
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> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Bundled Plug-ins
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>
> On Oct 2, 2010, at 10:05 AM, Eric Mann wrote:
>
>> conjurs up flashbacks of the endless
>> update-reboot-update-reboot cycle that drives many people away from
>> Microsoft Windows.
>
> Really? That is a little dramatic I think. The Akismet upgrade doesn't force
> you to reboot your server or anything close.
>
> Would you rather have the plugin excluded from the WordPress core? Then you
> would need to download and install it separate. Many software distributions,
> once installed will check it there was an update. This is pretty common
> practice from what I've seen.
>
>
> P-
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