[wp-hackers] Plugin Management and Autoupdate System

[Andy Staines]

For what it's worth, I agree with Rob
Lazy or not - surely it's a responsibility.
Andy

On 12:28  PM |  Sun 30 Jul 06, at 12:28  PM |  30 Jul 06, Computer  
Guru wrote:

>> Why purposefully introduce stability issues? Assume plugins are  
>> broken
>> until they are confirmed as working, at which point the max version
>> number gets bumped.
>
> Because that's what the FF devs assumed and now it's a big mess  
> (yes, I do
> contribute code to the FF project too).
>
> Let me ask you this:
> ATM does WP check if the plugin is compatible? No.
> Has it been a catastrophe? No.
>
> 999 times out of 1000 a plugin won't break because of a new  
> version. To
> assume it's broken means you're going to have a lot of people  
> crying when
> that new version comes out... but none of that matters because:
>
> Plugin devs are lazy. Let's face it, we're not willing to maintain  
> a plugin
> unless there is a serious bug or we have some tasty new features to  
> add -
> but to have to update the plugin file with every new WP version is  
> not nice.
>
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>
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