Ciao PMario

As I think more about this I don't see licensing issues IF the plugin can 
be bundled exactly as it is. Its just a transport mechanism

Josiah

On Monday, 5 June 2017 18:10:34 UTC+2, @TiddlyTweeter wrote:
>
> Ciao PMario
>
> @TiddlyTweeter wrote:
>>>
>>> All I am asking is *whether existing plugins could be included* in one 
>>> ...
>>>
>>
>> Technically it's possible. I need to think about it. ...
>>  
>>
>>> Is this a headache :-).
>>>
>>
>> Kind of. ... TW plugins can have a "license". In most cases they are very 
>> flexible. MIT or BSD. So they can be easily re-distributed. But that's not 
>> always the case.  ... 
>>
>
> Right. That was my thought too. Its partly why I held back so much on 
> this. Even though I do think "bundling" is a very good practical idea, but 
> it needs to include plugins to be really useful, IMO. We need to be able 
> to move stuff around more easily IMO. But the "sacrosanct" nature of 
> plugins matters. One needs respect authors.
>  
>
>> The second thing is, that plugins can be updated, independently of any 
>> content.
>>
>
> Right and that is BOTH a benefit & a downside. For functional TW's its 
> sometimes better NOT to have the latest version. It does happen that 
> something is working fine and a plugin author adds something that then 
> breaks things. I guess, overall, my interest in bundles is knowing its 
> included plugins that work WELL ENOUGH.
>
> I think playing with bundles (which you have skill for, and I don't), is 
> ALSO interesting for issues it brings up.
>
> Best wishes
> Josiah
>

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