[KuraFire]

Originally Posted by Boofo

But most addons don't fall into this category. If you allow them, then anyone changing a couple leters of code could qualify for this and you would have the same problem they would have had if they allowed template mods here.

Not true. You can just make a rule that defines what qualifies as a hack and what doesn't. Just changing a couple of letters has no purpose anyway, and as such NOBODY will acknowledge it as a hack or add-on.

Add-on releases should be treated as hacks just like any other, as they ARE hacks just like any other! The only difference is that they require another hack to be installed first. Add-ons are not "less" in value, as some add-ons are actually quite large (and can easily be larger than the majority of all Hacks we have!) and thus should be allowed to have an Installed button and send-hack-update capabilities.