[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24864: Genericons!

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#24864: Genericons!
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 Reporter:  georgestephanis     |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |   Milestone:  3.7
Component:  External Libraries  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal              |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                      |
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Comment (by nacin):

 Replying to [comment:6 georgestephanis]:
 > And the tips can be easily replaced by a plugin or a theme if they do it
 the right way until core catches up and passes ahead again.

 And just the same, if done right, two plugins that both use Genericons can
 co-exist peacefully. This is not core's problem to solve.

 There are loads of reasons why not to have Genericons in core
 ([http://irclogs.wordpress.org/chanlog.php?channel=wordpress-
 dev&day=2013-08-13&sort=asc#m663832 more from IRC earlier]), and I've yet
 to hear a legitimate reason for it that wouldn't result in us bundling
 pretty much anything any plugin or theme wants to use. The moment we
 bundle it in core, we are also severely locked in for all sorts of
 potential future changes. Even though multiple default themes may use it,
 themes are individually updated and installed — packaging it so it doesn't
 exist twice in the core download package isn't persuasive.

 Joen, the creator of genericons, also indicated a strong preference for it
 remaining outside of core. It is not easy to see the forest from the trees
 on this one, but this seems like an obvious wontfix for the moment.

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