Re: Plans and Status of Squirrelmail 1.2 (and core vs. plugins)

[Przemek P. <prz...@ni...>]

hi

Rick Castello said:
>     Rather than take it as a given that certain things should
>     go in "the core", why not prove good reasons why they should? If the "core" or
>     skeleton doesn't *NEED* it, why add it?

i couldnt agree more...

> Paul Joseph Thompson said:
>> Squirrelmail Clock (top of the folder list,
>> already in the core, made to look MUCH better)

...do we really need a clock as a part of a mail client? besides, one of my users has
,,static'' folder window, without any refreshing = her clock will look like uptime (;

imho we should try to *enhance* plugin funcionality and make more places where user can
install/ignore certain features of the sm

lets take look at the address book
now its flat file ab in the core of sm, database driven (mysql only?) ab as a plugin and
ldap ab somewhere in between
we can make abook hook(s) of some sort, rewrite flat file ab as ,,standard plugin'' and
open the door for the others... heck, i dont use abooks at all (;

executive summary: lets make rock solid -- and elegant too -- core, never touch it again
and concentrate on plugins 2.0

przem.