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Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:47:56 -0400
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] libc and random functions
From: davidc@php.net ("David Coallier")

On 7/19/07, Keryx Web <webmaster@keryx.se> wrote:
> Ilia Alshanetsky wrote:
> > Do you have a patch?
>
> Also @Antony Dovgal in the "let blocks" thread
>
> Short answer: No.
>
> The reason I posted my suggestions on this list was that a while ago I
> had a few ideas as to how PHP could be improved. A seasoned PHP
> developer suggested that I'd take my suggestions to this list.
>
> As I have no "commit karma" - as it has been dubbed elsewhere - I have
> tried to be polite and keep a low profile, only speaking out when I
> thought that my perspective could be of value to the discussion at hand.
>
> Now I have two questions:
>
> (1) Is it considered bad form to make feature suggestions on this list,
> even though I am not in the position to make any patches myself?
>
> (2) If so, can anyone point me to the place where such a feature request
> might be made?
>
> And now - hypothetically speaking - maybe I could find some time during
> this autumn to actually learn a bit more C and make a patch. Wouldn't it
> be better if I made a patch that the community thought worthwhile and
> not spend my time developing something none ever would commit?
>
> Just having someone say: "That sounds like a good idea", would be an
> encouragement for such an undertaking.
>
>
> Lars Gunther
>
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>

Side note for you Lars, I have a patch for the initial request on this
thread about rand -> mt_rand, etc.

I'm just making sure i'm not breaking any extensions, and then I'll
send it on the list :) Should be in about an hour or so.

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