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On 11/09/2012 09:16 AM, Jan Holesovsky wrote:
Michael Meeks píše v Čt 08. 11. 2012 v 16:39 +0000:
        + bundling libre logo ? (Andras)
                + cf. motivational mail to dev list
                + around 200k with icons license etc.
                + is it useful for office suite users (Stephan)
                + useful for school children & fun in draw
                + not eager for bundled extensions
                        + built it into the core (Stephan)

It is a bit unclear here; I think the "not eager for bundled extensions,
built it into the core" was more a general statement than resolution of
the LibreLogo bundling - like, I understood it so that if we decide to
bundle an extension, it should be on the basis that the long term goal
is to integrate that functionality into the core.

Yes, that was my intent. /If/ we include some functionality in the product, it typically does not make sense to include it as a bundled extension. (As it complicates things, e.g., the extension code not being able to link against non-URE code; trouble with first-start bundled extensions checks. The only benefit of bundled extensions is that users can override them with later versions without installing a complete new LO -- that was the original motivation to have dictionaries, with release schedules varying from OOo's release schdules, as bundled extensions.)

I myself would prefer not to bundle LibreLogo, but instead improve our
extension download / installation experience in general - like some
'featured selection' of extensions that we would be able to show in the
Start Centre, or something.  Of course, until it happens, why to block a
nice feature :-) - but I don't think we should make its toolbar visible
by default, which consequently means that very few people will know
about that anyway; something that is more easily fixable (blogging,
etc.) if it is an (unbundled) extension.

My main concern is whether to include this in the LO repo at all. (That is, even if it is a non-bundled extension, I would prefer not to include it in the repo.) We generally suffer from too much code, not too little, so I'm skeptical about additions.

Stephan

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