I agree with Carl, > Staticfiles has a very specific, well-defined purpose (collecting media > files from apps), which fills a major hole in the Django "story" for > reusable apps.
IMHO contrib apps should have the following characteristics (and probably more): * Solves a problem that can be described in one short sentence. * Solves a fundamental problem in web development, including problems involving the reusable app paradigm. * Doesn't restrict the programmer from using other tools to solve the same problem. * Promotes a convention among developers. Staticfiles solves the problem of reusable app media collection and doesn't restrict the developer from using something else. It also promotes the convention of storing media within a "static" directory, which will help adoption of new reusable apps. To me, adding staticfiles to Django was a logical move that will help the community. Just my two cents. Cheers, --Sean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to django-develop...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en.
