Friday, January 07, 2000, 6:10:38 PM, Januk wrote:
> It would appear to me that people are not seeing the obvious.  There
> is a way to fill both needs, and that's through the appropriate use of
> plug ins.

    Plug-ins are not the end-all, be-all answer, trust me.

> When implemented correctly, you can offer lots of choice
> and customization, while keeping the "core" program to a minimum.

    Unfortunately I've yet to see plug-ins implemented in such a way.  Mostly
they are there to add ancillary features, not the core features we are
debating.

> Some people want handy little reminders, it would be nice to be able
> to go download a little package that adds those reminders.

    Nor have I ever seen plug-ins be able to integrate themselves into a
program to be able to do this.  Plug-ins cannot modify the core program unless
they are given access to do so.

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