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Subject: Re: Question: What are requirements for having (new/old)
 functionswithin PHP core? :)
From: marandall@php.net (Mark Randall)
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On 07/03/2022 12:56, Thomas Krüger wrote:
> Or if it has nothing to do with performance, why not including 
> everything from PECL into PHP core, so PHP could offer out-of-the-box 
> more and more features for developers?


PECL packages get to maintain their own release schedule, unlike PHP 
which follows a fixed cycle.

PECL packages have their own permissions, unlike PHP which only allows a 
narrow group to merge code into it.

The PHP core team does not have the knowledge or time to maintain every 
PECL package, or even a large number of them. Things distributed in Core 
should be produced and tested to the same standard as the engine itself.

Certain PECL packages conflict such as if they were forked.