Less specific core applications, more protocols

[augustl]

There are some apps that are considered core apps, such as address book, Dropbox style file sync, calendar, etc.

I think it's important that these are just considered apps, like any apps you might install on the system. There should be an intent system like the one Android has to provide the "calendar" to the environment that other apps can interop with, so that the user can replace the bundled calendar app with another calendar app that implements the calendar intent.

That way, if someone wants to write a better or more narrow or more mobile friendly or .... calendar app, they can do so, without having to replace the entire system with something else.

[bastianallgeier]

That's a great point!! Feel free to add it to the applications.md.

[augustl]

I suppose this issue can be closed, so we can open new issues for more specific discussion related to intents?