I think most of the concerns of “the community” (whatever that means in practice) were addressed after a little back and forth.
To me, the extensions thingy is not a bad idea. The implementation and exposure in the interface was more concerning, but I think they came to a pretty decent compromise. So it’s good. Again, from my point of view.
As more add-on’s embrace this “extensions” format, some of the remaining, let’s say… hmmm… hurdles? Points of friction?.. will eventually dissipate. And we’ll probably talk about kinds of extensions, rather than add-on’s, themes, packs of geo-nodes, whatever. And when that day comes, keeping track of all we have installed will be easier and more convenient to manage.
What I see as a problem is the unnecessary confusion brought about by that pesky little button and its reading. We’re already starting to see fundamentally confused reactions in diverse ways and directions. I truly hope we won’t get to a point when the issue becomes serious.
Hopefully, after a little “back and forth”, a couple of complaints, three uncalled for attacks at the developers, a dozen defenses on their behalf, and some sensible interaction by some cool headed reputable users will put this to rest, as it usually happens. ![:slight_smile: :slight_smile:](https://blenderartists.org/images/emoji/twitter/slight_smile.png?v=12)
It’s strange to me the resistance on this one. But again, I’m not there, and it’s not my software.
I’m using 4.2, it has some nice new things, some fixes I can use and I model complex things in 4.0.3 and then export. All good. I encourage you to evaluate if 4.2 is fine for you besides the “internet” thing. It’s not a thing, it’s just confusing.