jevans wrote: > How often is functionality implemented as a plug-in that is clearly > wanted by many users incorporated into the core product?
Depends on the functionality. However, if it is functionality that is clearly in great demand, and aligns with the general goals of the project, then it'll be integrated into core. See the WebAdmin plugin as an example. > How well do plug-in's keep up with the current version of Trac? I > understand the current back-log may be due to the template engine > change - what's normal? I see some popular ones whose authors seem to > be absent. Depends entirely on the author and how much time they have. the 0.10 to 0.11 migration is a hard one for plugin developers due to how much has changed in core. We generally try not to break quite as much stuff as we have this time around. For example, most 0.9 plugins worked fine in 0.10. Also, remember that the plugins on trac-hacks.org are open source. This means that you can update them yourself if needed, or perhaps bribe the author, or some other developer, to update it for you. > I hope I don't sound critical. I think Trac looks like a great > product. Just trying to get a feel for what to expect and whether we > can use it. Well, plugins are the future of trac. The core features are technically plugins themselves. They just happen to be distributed with the "base" product and enabled by default. The benefit of plugins is that it allows us to implement features desired by a small or large set of users. It also makes the decision of what goes into core infinitely easier. Now, I wouldn't worry too much about plugins. The plugin scene will only get better. We do plan on improving the plugin maintenance interface in Trac. By making it easier to add/remove plugins, I think this worry will go away. -John --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Trac Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/trac-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
