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Date: Thu, 6 May 2021 10:23:44 -0500
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PHP Language Specification
From: pollita@php.net (Sara Golemon)

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On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 10:10 AM Micha=C5=82 Marcin Brzuchalski <
michal.brzuchalski@gmail.com> wrote:

> czw., 6 maj 2021, 16:01 u=C5=BCytkownik Christoph M. Becker <cmbecker69@g=
mx.de>
> napisa=C5=82:
>
> > I wonder what to do with the PHP Language Specification[1].  Apparently=
,
> > the repo is abandoned (last commit was more than a year ago, although
> > PHP 8 changed quite some stuff).  If we don't have the bandwidth to
> > maintain it, we should mark it as unmaintained, and maybe some of the
> > information could be moved to the PHP manual  (I quite like the strict
> > syntax specification, which the manual almost completely lacks).
> >
>
> How much effort would it require?
> Is there potentially someone who could help with reviews?
>
>
Which part? Getting it up to date and keeping it there? Or moving the parts
we most care about to the manual then abandoning it?

I'm actually fairly happy either way, but it does need some TLC.  Some
brave soul to step up and yes, "YES! I WILL DEFEND THE LANGUAGE
SPECIFICATION!"  Someone with the courage to do the dirty work.  WHO WILL
STAND AND FIGHT?!*

-Sara

* I just got my second dose of the vaccine and evidently it's making me a
bit goofy, but don't let that stop anyone from stepping up.  We all make
PHP better together.

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