[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 davidbaumwald):

 +1 to reconsidering this.  Deciding which plugins are "critical" sets up a
 system of winners and losers.  @sc0ttkclark makes a great point about
 security which, depending on the user, could be argued is a much greater
 threat to the average WordPress user.

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