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color=#0000ff size=2>I think what is missing is a distinction between Core
(mostly APIs), core modules (these use the APIs to provide "essential" services
and are on the critical path for a new release, and contrib modules which
provide other more niche services and are not on the critical
path.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=975290721-07072006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>For example I consider ecommerce to be core but many of its
pieces to be contrib.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> development-bounces@drupal.org
[mailto:development-bounces@drupal.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Konstantin
Käfer<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 07, 2006 5:03 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
development@drupal.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [development] Modules for
Core<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Hi,<BR><BR>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">I'm
fine with seeing forum.module and aggregator.module being
removed<BR>too. </BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR>I disagree with removing the forum.module. Drupal's slogan is
"community plumbing" which actually implies that you can create a community
site (WITH a forum) out of the box.<BR><BR>Konstantin
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