Newsgroups: php.internals Path: news.php.net Xref: news.php.net php.internals:30582 Return-Path: Mailing-List: contact internals-help@lists.php.net; run by ezmlm Delivered-To: mailing list internals@lists.php.net Received: (qmail 76889 invoked by uid 1010); 7 Jul 2007 05:34:04 -0000 Delivered-To: ezmlm-scan-internals@lists.php.net Delivered-To: ezmlm-internals@lists.php.net Received: (qmail 76874 invoked from network); 7 Jul 2007 05:34:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO lists.php.net) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 7 Jul 2007 05:34:04 -0000 Authentication-Results: pb1.pair.com header.from=andi@zend.com; sender-id=pass Authentication-Results: pb1.pair.com smtp.mail=andi@zend.com; spf=pass; sender-id=pass Received-SPF: pass (pb1.pair.com: domain zend.com designates 63.205.162.114 as permitted sender) X-PHP-List-Original-Sender: andi@zend.com X-Host-Fingerprint: 63.205.162.114 unknown Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 Received: from [63.205.162.114] ([63.205.162.114:49825] helo=us-ex1.zend.com) by pb1.pair.com (ecelerity 2.1.1.9-wez r(12769M)) with ESMTP id 3B/22-48942-AC52F864 for ; Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:34:03 -0400 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="gb2312" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 22:33:58 -0700 Message-ID: <698DE66518E7CA45812BD18E807866CE5A8F6C@us-ex1.zend.net> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [PHP-DEV] RIP PHP 4? Thread-Index: AcfAV008AyRkwc5JRCShBVhSx4CQOwAARs3Q References: <698DE66518E7CA45812BD18E807866CE5A8F68@us-ex1.zend.net> <468F23CC.9040509@lerdorf.com> To: "Rasmus Lerdorf" Cc: "PHP Developers Mailing List" Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] RIP PHP 4? From: andi@zend.com ("Andi Gutmans") Cool :)=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: Rasmus Lerdorf [mailto:rasmus@lerdorf.com]=20 > Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:26 PM > To: Andi Gutmans > Cc: PHP Developers Mailing List > Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] RIP PHP 4? >=20 > Andi Gutmans wrote: > > I'd suggest something close to what Rasmus suggested: > > a) We make a clear statement on PHP.net that at the end of=20 > the year we=20 > > plan to discontinue bug fixes for PHP 4 except for security fixes. > > b) We will discontinue supporting PHP 4 on 8/8/8 (because it sounds=20 > > good and gives people about a year). >=20 > The number 8 also has lots of meaning in Chinese culture. =20 > For example the Beijing Olympics will begin on 8/8/8 at=20 > 8:08:08 pm because the word for 8 sounds like =B7=A2 which means=20 > prosper or wealth. >=20 > -Rasmus >=20