[drupal-devel] settings inconsistencies

[Bèr Kessels]

I really don't understand you here.

But since this is all talk, instead of concrete proposals, I leave it with 
this.
If you want to see the module system in Drupal changed, please providea 
concrete proposal, with use of cases, examples, and off course reasons why it 
would be better.

Bèr

Op donderdag 3 februari 2005 13:29, schreef Carl McDade:
> Bèr Kessels wrote:
> >Op donderdag 3 februari 2005 11:51, schreef Carl McDade:
> >> This paradigm is not condusive to bloat or anarchy in that the true
> >
> >core
> >
> >> [...]
> >> adjustments and increasing its size with extensions.
> >
> >The success of the various unices (linux at the top) lies in the fact
> >that
> >small progams (anloge: modules) do one thing, but do it well.
> >Instead of that windows-environment where you need yet another Freeware
> >app to
> >do yet another task only to find out it does neraly the same as foobar,
> >with
> >that minor difference. I.e: there is not one single CD burner
> >application for
> >windows that does its job good and nothing more. you will find loads of
> >apps
> >that allow you rto rip, collect, and even play music.
> >So why should we need:
> >burner.module
> >burner-with-ripper.module
> >burner-withplayer.module
> >burner-with-oggplayer.module
> >
> >when the best solution is to have burner.module, ripper.module,
> >player.module
> >ogg.module. And to make them work together?
> >
> >
> >Regards,
> > Bèr
>
> That solution is fine as long as the core is player.module and burner
> and ripper and ogg. There would be problems though if someone wanted to
> extend player module in a manner that does not actually add function but
> in reality changes player.module to something other than its original
> capabilities.
>
> ie the original:
>
>     player.module (wmv,mpeg,asf) /burner /ripper /ogg
>
> In the present state of thingswith a closed system core, needing to add
> Mpeg2 functionality would be:
>
>     player.module (wmv,mpeg,asf) /burner /ripper /ogg ->
> newplayer.module (mpeg2) /burner /ripper /ogg
>     or
>     player.module ( /burner /ripper /ogg)  wmv,mpeg,asf ->
> newplayer.module (mpeg2)
>
> So you can see where the module bloat is coming from. Inorder to use any
> of the players two modules have to be loaded everytime because of their
> interdependacy. The module rather than being upgraded by the new
> functionality becomes interdependant. The solution to this would of
> course be to redo the core module so that it is open to all formats and
> does not provide its own core format. this way would set only one  :
>
> player.module ( /burner /ripper /ogg)  -> newplayer.module (wmv,mpeg,asf
> ,mpeg2)
> or
> player.module ( /burner /ripper /ogg)
>                                                         ->
> newplayer.module (wmv,mpeg)
>                                                         ->
> newplayer.module (asf ,mpeg2)
>
> This is of course is a large task and smacks of OOP.  So a good end
> solution would be to  remove player .module from it's "core" status and
> set it to "plugin" status this would allow it to  be changed to:
>
>     player.module (wmv,mpeg,asf,mpeg2) /burner /ripper /ogg
>
> Which would reduce the load on the core and give more flexibility to the
> module. The decision to make the  player.module part of the core was not
> a good one. The player.module should have been a fully seperate module
> to begin with. This goes back to my previous statement that "many" of
> the modules should not be extended but made replacable. This does not
> apply to every module and there should be a set criteria for "core" and
> "plugin".
>
> I hope this is confusing enough to understand ;)
Regards,
 Bèr
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