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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Moving PHP internals to GitHub
From: addw@phcomp.co.uk (Alain D D Williams)

On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 04:52:52PM +0300, Alex Wells wrote:

> Based on those issues and PHP, I propose moving the discussions elsewhere -
> to some kind of modern platform. Since this is quite a big change in the
> processes used, I imagine an RFC would be needed. But before I do that I
> want to measure the reactions. If it goes well, I'll proceed with an RFC
> draft.

Please: No.

The nice thing about email is that stuff just hits my mailbox and I deal with
it when I have time. I have my MUA (mutt) always running, I do not want to have
something else to monitor.

Your points:

* having to subscribe. An easy one off task.

* Archives: already done

* Having to learn rules, bottom posting. All communities have rules. As you
say: not hard

* Not way of editing: just send a follow up.

* No formatting. What is wrong with plain text, it is how PHP is written ?

* No reactions. If people are interested they will reply.

I agree that one flaw with email is that it is not good at remembering things,
that is why people do things like writing RFCs.

Note: I mainly lurk on this list, only occasionally making comments.

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