[TYPO3-dev] What is the purpose of sysexts?

[Xavier Perseguers]

Hi,

>>>> Main purpose is that the maintainance of sys extension is done by the
>>>> core team.
>>> Doesn't this also mean more "load" on the core developers?
>>
>> Of course. But the idea is that TYPO3 comes with a set of useful
>> extension in a quality that matches that of the Core.
> 
> Although I understand the philosophy behind I don't know if it's a good 
> idea to bundle those extensions with the core and make the overall 
> package harder to maintain. Some TER-flag "core certified/maintained" or 
> something would also be ok in my eyes. And once the installer might be 
> able to load certain distribution packages, it could also automatically 
> fetch some "core  certified" extensions on demand.

We all know the story of "reviewed" extensions. This simply does not 
work because it requires a huge investment of time...

-- 
Xavier Perseguers
DBAL-Member

http://xavier.perseguers.ch/en/tutorials/typo3.html