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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Release cycle update, take #2
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From: derick@php.net (Derick Rethans)

On Fri, 22 Mar 2024, Morgan wrote:

> On 2024-03-22 08:19, Jim Winstead wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 21, 2024, at 10:54 AM, Derick Rethans wrote:
> > > 
> > > The RFC is at https://wiki.php.net/rfc/release_cycle_update
> > 
> > Could this RFC also be a good time to clarify what sort of BC changes are
> > actually allowed in major and minor releases, or should we save that for a
> > different RFC? (Because it's already been acknowledged that the current
> > written policy doesn't align with the practiced policy, and I think it would
> > be nice to get those in sync.)
> > 
> If so, would it also good time/place to clarify how deprecation relates to
> future removal. Say, while deprecations could come in any minor release, they
> would be removed only after a full major version has elapsed (something
> deprecated in 8.x would be removed in 10.0; technically that would mean a
> deprecation in 9.0.0 would also mean removal in 10.0). It would allow using
> the overall release cycle to forecast when something you're currently relying
> on will go away and plan accordingly.

The current "rule" is that we can remove deprecated features in any 
x.0.0 release 
(https://github.com/php/policies/blob/main/release-process.rst#releases-cycle).

I am not proposing to change that with this RFC.

cheers,
Derick

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