[wp-hackers] making the code editor the default view

[Jeremy Clarke]

Note also that in the context of deciding whether something should be
included in a GPL software package Akismet is also non-free insofar as
it is a closed system and thus not Free Software/Open Source .

Even though the plugin itself is GPL (i think) putting Akismet
directly into WP would be a bit of a slag to the  hardcore Free
Software people who would rather run their own setup completely using
open code. Not sure if that's what bob was getting at, but it's
another valid reason to both consider Akismet not free and to keep
Akismet out of core Wordpress.

Jeremy Clarke
http://simianuprising.com

p.s. I <3 and use Akismet.



On Dec 6, 2007 6:08 PM, spencerp <spencerp1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Bob wrote:
> > -1.  Akismet is not free, so I don't use it.
> >
>
> Wait, not free? I don't remember paying anything for it... Or am I
> missing something here? I haven't had booze or anything for near two
> years now, so I know for sure I wasn't drunk and shelled out money for
> "it".
>
> > I even deleted the folder
> > (along with hello.php).  I wouldn't want it to be part of the core, where it
> > would waste memory and time even if I don't use it.  I need WordPress to be
> > faster, not slower.
>
> I didn't notice my blog being slower because of "it". I can't delete
> those things because I'm on SVN. Even IF I did delete it, it would come
> back again when I went to do a "svn up"... so, it just sits there sigh.
> But yeah, I don't notice the blog being slower because of "it".. :P
>
>
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