[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10814: Plugin GUIDs

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#10814: Plugin GUIDs
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 Reporter:  mdawaffe     |       Owner:  westi                 
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  reviewing             
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  2.9                   
Component:  Plugins      |     Version:  2.8.4                 
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback
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Comment(by dd32):

 > This is a fine idea, but they should not be called GUIDs. GUIDs have a
 pretty strong and standard definition. Using a URL is most definitely not
 a GUID in the typical usage.

 Why does the fact the GUID happens to be in the form of a URL matter? Its
 still a globally unique identifier as nothing else can exist at that url.
 Being prefixed by WordPress.org helps push home the fact that its a
 Wordpress.org plugin.

 A guid of {{{plugin.wordpress-org-hosted.akismet}}} works as well, But a
 URL is a much friendlier manner of it.

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