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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:50:46 +0100
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To: "Ilia Alshanetsky" <ilia@prohost.org>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Filter Vote
From: rquadling@googlemail.com ("Richard Quadling")

On 29/09/06, Ilia Alshanetsky <ilia@prohost.org> wrote:
> A good deal of time has passed and it seems Derick and Pierre are no
> closer to the consensus about the filter extension and in the
> meantime 5.2 release process is stalling. At this point I think as
> the Release Manager I need make a decision on how to proceed. Before
> I make a decision I'd like to hear some feedback from other
> developers and users of PHP on what they think.
>
> The current options are:
>
> [ ] Indefinitely delay 5.2 release until filter issue can be resolved.
> [ ] Remove filter from PHP 5.2 and hope that some near-future release
> will re-introduce it
> [ ] Go with what we have right now, and if filter developers want to
> make changes they'll need to do so in a manner backwards compatible
> to the current code.

+1 for Go with what we have. As said, it IS experimental. But it is an
important extension to assist in securing PHP input's.

(P.S. Am I allowed to vote? I'm over 21! I'm not black and I'm employed.)

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Richard Quadling
Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&amp;r=213474731
"Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!"