[wp-hackers] Bundled Plug-ins

[Ryan Bilesky]

Akismet still offers free person api keys
https://akismet.com/signup/#free-api-key

On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Joel Fisher <joelfisher at gmail.com> wrote:

> Akismet isn't free anymore. Check it out. I use my old API key which still
> works but their site references payment.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 2, 2010, at 12:25 PM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
>
> > An "external" in SVN terms is simply a chunk of code that is directly
> > included from some other SVN repository. That way, when Akismet
> > updates, then they don't have to reimport it into the WordPress trunk
> > or get the updates or anything like that. It's just automatically
> > included.
> >
> > Externals are ways to combine pieces of code from other projects
> > without having to constantly refresh them manually.
> >
> > -Otto
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Ozh <ozh at ozh.org> wrote:
> >> While we're on this subject, if anyone has a good explanation on why
> >> Akismet is an "external", I'd be grateful. I don't get why parts of WP
> >> are, well, parts of WP, while other parts of WP are "externals". From
> >> a user POV this does not make a lot of sense IMO.
> >>
> >> On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Eric Mann <eric at eamann.com> wrote:
> >>> I've just become very sensitive to anything asking me to update
> immediately
> >>> after I install what I'm told is the latest version.  It's a bit
> confusing
> >>> to download a fresh file, install it, and immediately see any kind of
> >>> "update available" message.
> >>>
> >>> No, I like the idea of including the plugin with WordPress core ... but
> it
> >>> would be nice if we could somehow update the core download package (the
> ZIP
> >>> file you get when clicking "download" on wordpress.org) when externals
> are
> >>> updated.
> >>>
> >>>> Many software distributions, once installed will check if there was an
> >>> update.  This is pretty common practice from what I've seen.
> >>>
> >>> Just because it's a common practice doesn't mean it's the right way to
> do
> >>> things or something we should embrace.  Anything that can potentially
> >>> confuse a user is "bad" in my book, common practice or no ...
> >>>
> >>> ~Eric
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> >>> [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Paul
> >>> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 7:21 AM
> >>> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> >>> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Bundled Plug-ins
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Oct 2, 2010, at 10:05 AM, Eric Mann wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> conjurs up flashbacks of the endless
> >>>> update-reboot-update-reboot cycle that drives many people away from
> >>>> Microsoft Windows.
> >>>
> >>> Really? That is a little dramatic I think. The Akismet upgrade doesn't
> force
> >>> you to reboot your server or anything close.
> >>>
> >>> Would you rather have the plugin excluded from the WordPress core? Then
> you
> >>> would need to download and install it separate. Many software
> distributions,
> >>> once installed will check it there was an update. This is pretty common
> >>> practice from what I've seen.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> P-
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