[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16838: Excluding Akismet from Future WordPress Releases / Plugin Directory

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#16838: Excluding Akismet from Future WordPress Releases / Plugin Directory
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 Reporter:  sc0ttkclark    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins        |     Version:  3.1
 Severity:  normal         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-refresh  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by apedog):

 Replying to [comment:51 audrasjb]:
 > I don't think that kind of "assumptions" really serve the purpose of
 this ticket.

 It's not an assumption. He's using logical deduction to make a point. It's
 not correct/useful to the discussion, to frame it as an assumption.

 He's saying that if we accept the argument/justification for keeping
 Akismet bundled with WordPress - then that argument can be extended (at
 any point in the future) to justify including other plugins from the same
 source. Using the already-accepted justification, or even a stronger
 justification (eg. if it's a security-related plugin).

 The fact that this has not happened until today, is neither here nor
 there, as far as the argument/justification for keeping that door open
 goes.

 It's a privilege. In the Latin sense: a private law. An individual
 exemption.

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