[TYPO3-core] For typo3.org admins only: realurl extension list error

[Jigal van Hemert]

Hi,

On 9-4-2014 10:31, Brodala, Mathias wrote:
>> md5s are not really neede there, so I just clear them.
>
> You are right about that and thanks to VCS nowadays the checksums do not really serve
> any purpose anymore.

The 6.x EM doesn't use them anymore, but there is a use case for them:

An integrator who has to update an installation which he didn't 
originally set up could use a feature which indicates (based on those 
checksums) if there are parts of the extension which are possibly 
modified. Then they could ask a developer to take a look before deciding 
upgrade the extension to a newer version.

The Extension Manager is targeted at integrators who are not developers. 
There are quite a few sites which are not in VCS and which are not 
deployed using automated scripts. For these integrators the feature 
should be brought back in the Extension Manager.

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Jigal van Hemert
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