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Johannes Schindelin wrote:
>> Shell scripts allow for a fragile system because they could include C code
>> snippets which they then compile and LD_PRELOAD.
>>     
>
> Well, I do not expect people to misbehave. You do not compile a nasty 
> C-program from a shell script _by mistake_.
>   

You also don't replace bzrlib functionality (in your terms, plumbing) in 
a plugin by mistake.

> I also expect people not to constantly miss my point.

I think your point is predicated on a misunderstanding of how plugins work.