On 22.04.2011, at 16:00, kunal ghosh wrote: > > In short apps add a new aspect to owncloud and plugins add small new features > to existing aspects. > > What does this mean? An address book would be a new app. The ownCloud core > only handles files and an address book would be a new aspect. Same with a > gallery. In the core of ownCloud you can easily upload your photos, but we do > not have the ambition to create pretty albums you can share with your family > and friends. An "gallery" app however could do this, using the existing files. > A plugin could add a function to the addressbook, like asking the contact to > fill out its vcard. A plugin for the gallery could add aditional transitions > or > a possibility to add background music to the slideshow or whatever. > > Both apps and plugins integrate nicely into ownCloud, using the existing > possibilities and the typical ownCloud layout. > > I hope you get the point. > Cheers, > > Hi Jacob, Nice explanation :) i understand the difference now. > But just to reiterate, if an author is writing a plugin which adds in a lot > of features that ownCloud base > doesn't provide (or inherently doesn't provide) then the plugin should be > designed to be an app. > > Is that correct ? >
Just to be clear. I still think that it is useful to have Apps and Plugins. But I think the backend admin interface for installation and deinstallation should be merged Cheers Frank -- Frank Karlitschek [email protected] _______________________________________________ Owncloud mailing list [email protected] https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/owncloud
