On 08/13/2015 12:39 AM, Loïc Bistuer wrote:
> How about we deprecate contrib.flatpages:
I'm not sure I agree with this. I think flatpages is actually an example
of the kind of thing that belongs in contrib: a simple app to fulfill a
simple, frequent need.
> - I see people abuse it all the time (do way more with it than they should) just because it's in core.
What kinds of things do you see people doing with it that they shouldn't?
> - FlatpageFallbackMiddleware is hardly an example to follow.
I agree - I'd be happy to deprecate that middleware, I don't think it's
necessary or a best practice for use of flatpages.
> - It can easily live as a third-party app.
Sure, it can. And I don't really use it, so it won't bother me if it
does. Call me -0.
Carl