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Thread-Topic: [PHP-DEV] RIP PHP 4?
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To: "Derick Rethans" <derick@php.net>,
	"Pierre" <pierre.php@gmail.com>
Cc: "PHP Developers Mailing List" <internals@lists.php.net>
Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] RIP PHP 4?
From: andi@zend.com ("Andi Gutmans")

I wouldn't say "consider" in releasing security fixes. I would say that
we won't make any more releases except in cases of security bugs.

Andi=20

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derick Rethans [mailto:derick@php.net]=20
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 12:34 AM
> To: Pierre
> Cc: PHP Developers Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] RIP PHP 4?
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> On Mon, 9 Jul 2007, Pierre wrote:
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> > On 7/9/07, Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> wrote:
> > > On Fri, 6 Jul 2007, Andi Gutmans wrote:
> > >=20
> > > > I'd suggest something close to what Rasmus suggested:
> > > > a) We make a clear statement on PHP.net that at the end of the=20
> > > > year we plan to discontinue bug fixes for PHP 4 except=20
> for security fixes.
> > > > b) We will discontinue supporting PHP 4 on 8/8/8 (because it=20
> > > > sounds good and gives people about a year).
> > >=20
> > > The attached patch mentions the above. As you can see,=20
> the idea is=20
> > > to release this  on the 13th, 3 years after php 5 was=20
> released for=20
> > > this first time.
> >=20
> > First thanks for the patch!
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> I changed the first two paragraphs to:
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> <p>
>   Today it is exactly three years ago since PHP 5 has been=20
> released. In
>   those three years it has seen many improvements over PHP 4. PHP 5 is
>   fast, stable &amp; production-ready and as PHP 6 is on the=20
> way, PHP 4
>   will be discontinued.
> </p>
> <p>
>   Hereby the PHP development team announces that support for=20
> PHP 4 will
>   continue until the end of this year only. After 2007-12-31=20
> there will
>   be no more releases of PHP 4.4. In case security issues=20
> might arise after
>   this date, we will consider making security-only releases=20
> up to 2008-08-08.
>   Please use the rest of this year to make your application=20
> suitable to
>   run on PHP 5.=20
> </p>
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> I think that reads better.
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> Derick
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