[Qgis-developer] Renaming SEXTANTE

[Marco Hugentobler]

Hi Nathan

 >Personally I find the core plugin concept unnecessary. If it's core it 
shouldn't be a plugin and should just be part of the main program.  It 
can still be Python that is fine however >users shouldn't have to turn 
them on and off they should just be there and be transparent.

I think the plugin concept is highly usefull for both core/noncore, C++ 
and Python plugins. It helps to keep code well separated and avoids 
bloating the size of the main executable for things which are rarely 
used ( read for e.g. here why size _does_ matter: 
https://www.webkit.org/blog/2826/unusual-speed-boost-size-matters/ ). 
Many people never use e.g. grass plugin, evis, georeferencer, globe. 
Plugins are a sophisticated way of keeping things lean and separated.

 >however users shouldn't have to turn them on

That's the same thing for toolbars which are hidden by default or the 
browser. Many people don't notice those features. However, Iwe cannot 
clutter the interface with everything by default just to save the user 
from doing a click or looking up things in the documentation or with google.

Regards,
Marco



On 10.08.2013 12:42, Nathan Woodrow wrote:
> +1 from me too.
>
> Personally I find the core plugin concept unnecessary. If it's core it 
> shouldn't be a plugin and should just be part of the main program.  It 
> can still be Python that is fine however users shouldn't have to turn 
> them on and off they should just be there and be transparent.
>
> IMO we should aim to kill of all C++ core plugins in 2.1 and make them 
> core features.Things like the geometry checking, spatial join, 
> georeferencer should all be core features and have C++ and Python APIs 
> that the user can use.
>
> - Nathan
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 4:37 PM, MORREALE Jean Roc 
> <jr.morreale at enoreth.net <mailto:jr.morreale at enoreth.net>> wrote:
>
>     +1 here for dropping the SEXTANTE name for the same reason we now
>     have a Vector menu instead of fTools.
>
>     I would vote for a "processing" menu as sextante goes beyond analysis
>
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