Re: Having external control panels in System settings

[Sergey Udaltsov <sergey udaltsov gmail com>]

> them merged, it's extended. Saying that just because a system doesn't
> allow you to write plugins it would be "closed" is completely wrong for
> FOSS.
Well, for clarity let's distinguish licenses from architecture.
Inability to write plugins is the closed architecture. Even when the
license is free.

I support the idea of finding the compromise - but we face the
question that only has "yes" or "no" answer. The question is whether
3rd parties can create panels without patching or not (yes, there is a
way to extend inside some particular panels, great). So far the answer
is definite "no". Even if guidelines are created. Still, the answer is
"no" and it is not going to change, as far as I can see...

Sergey