Newsgroups: php.internals Path: news.php.net Xref: news.php.net php.internals:101544 Return-Path: Mailing-List: contact internals-help@lists.php.net; run by ezmlm Delivered-To: mailing list internals@lists.php.net Received: (qmail 4559 invoked from network); 5 Jan 2018 11:47:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO lists.php.net) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 5 Jan 2018 11:47:37 -0000 Authentication-Results: pb1.pair.com smtp.mail=rowan.collins@gmail.com; spf=pass; sender-id=pass Authentication-Results: pb1.pair.com header.from=rowan.collins@gmail.com; sender-id=pass Received-SPF: pass (pb1.pair.com: domain gmail.com designates 74.125.82.67 as permitted sender) X-PHP-List-Original-Sender: rowan.collins@gmail.com X-Host-Fingerprint: 74.125.82.67 mail-wm0-f67.google.com Received: from [74.125.82.67] ([74.125.82.67:45828] helo=mail-wm0-f67.google.com) by pb1.pair.com (ecelerity 2.1.1.9-wez r(12769M)) with ESMTP id 28/68-45945-8D56F4A5 for ; Fri, 05 Jan 2018 06:47:36 -0500 Received: by mail-wm0-f67.google.com with SMTP id 9so1944604wme.4 for ; Fri, 05 Jan 2018 03:47:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=/GFEVJwbDfcGl46LkVWoGSZY6Wy/LbRnjTaFPiBLv98=; b=HlS41V0vMEP6uZPJXl9uWAfEa/HLa/7Ytj4hzMOBRSv6+SRWftEaEMxHG80ktFdd5h h4LHli3Kg+mQvDQfWGWSzlh6iU5XIajuBGokiOe3NeZfc3gm4CLVStb92FUHdvaMhm+b 4+PHho6QaS/x1FL4k3+lbk5EW5tjiF+WhB+veoTQALrDWJo4Y2sV21wowcynmmQfDlAM WIrqMFbLETChwWuJMunVQPRjzqrckQ8h+3RjpyX2Itw2AYLo77D+Hkjk0pc42rLXT7Dq hiX1aeX8oChGCiI7z9ypv1FOL9seYHY9I9JiglZPsA5ehMlbnJzYX6cqkIRb+r4Qv1k9 QWJA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=/GFEVJwbDfcGl46LkVWoGSZY6Wy/LbRnjTaFPiBLv98=; b=N4AJ53VwpWOo0IF0GRRIheMdr+3Q2vnTN/AgIiY+wdIxkRvw/Y37OePWT1kq1u9K3X Dirax+VW7oxdlZhH2tPCriYXoLF+B0oZinZ5+x6fnY3Or7v0k0EKelX9qpMKi1PIz0ix YIkdw+p7MsI7t0NLQG4EtWre8kHsPRxaQo6hYPva//I9wMA7DkdOJpnNGWAum7FjEZ5t uCa2ScelmIEQlA3yU7+nRRw222wfgboFqef0wVta76GrhOwgnD0fvT06a7s1fl68x8Ch mEB7fIh0qsucptSfl8TVGDFiaefbi7W92t4tYLgZpC4kjzD98FgPQTB5Foy1VwiQBayo eqKA== X-Gm-Message-State: AKGB3mI7Df1e1Y/ONjl2w57zT0Mumd/akB/EDUO4MTSXq4UTaCujrCev Td5BfbFsSIrylWxs8YrRt1Ug4kzzFZ9fl+6ukgM= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ACJfBotR9HyhLSX41vWhR5DSQGgwNgMqlw7NbAbpMI2ZsCQHY36nbVp3UEvwdksFBnF17m0tmhKs9MWP+MLVeA3gKgY= X-Received: by 10.80.206.11 with SMTP id y11mr3827866edi.137.1515152852941; Fri, 05 Jan 2018 03:47:32 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.80.151.72 with HTTP; Fri, 5 Jan 2018 03:47:32 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2018 11:47:32 +0000 Message-ID: To: "internals@lists.php.net" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="f403045dae04947f9b056206036e" Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] RE: High resolution timer function From: rowan.collins@gmail.com (Rowan Collins) --f403045dae04947f9b056206036e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On 5 January 2018 at 10:38, Dan Ackroyd wrote: > On 2 January 2018 at 13:55, Peter Cowburn wrote: > > > > > > Why is this bypassing the RFC process? > > That's a very good question. > > Although I'm pretty sure an RFC for this would pass unanimously, stuff > should have to go through voting rather than relying on no-one > shouting loudly enough. > Just as a counter-point to this, I understand that many (Westminster style?) parliaments have mechanisms to skip uncontroversial votes by first requiring a show of hands or voices, and only "dividing the house" (making everyone get up and register their formal votes) if there is dissent. I think Anatol's intent here is similar: if anyone says "Nay", we can proceed with an RFC and vote; but if it's already unanimous, why spend the time, when we could be moving onto other business? Regards, -- Rowan Collins [IMSoP] --f403045dae04947f9b056206036e--