[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #5560: Integration of WordPress Automatic Plugin Into Core WordPress Code

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#5560: Integration of WordPress Automatic Plugin Into Core WordPress Code
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 Reporter:  keithdsouza  |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  enhancement  |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal       |    Milestone:  2.4      
Component:  General      |      Version:  2.4      
 Severity:  normal       |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:               |  
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Comment (by filosofo):

 Replying to [comment:1 ryan]:
 > Let's go for it.

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 Making this plugin core seems like a mistake to me.
  * It goes against !WordPress's philosophy of having a light, extensible
 core.  The current plugin's files would increase WP core code size about
 13% to solve something that isn't a problem for a majority of users.
 Those who need this feature should use the plugin.
  * It has the potential to introduce lots of security headaches.  I'm no
 security expert, but it seems to me that posting unencrypted ftp info,
 making lots of files world-writable, downloading and installing remote
 files, and saving zipped databases on the server are some ways to ask for
 trouble.
  * It will encourage people who shouldn't be upgrading to upgrade.  Those
 with admin rights but little technical knowledge (who are the main
 beneficiaries of something like this) could end up making a big mess of
 things when essential plugins are incompatible with the latest WP version.

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