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Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 21:26:53 +0100
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Subject: [RFC] An Idea for PDO 2
From: helly@php.net (Marcus Boerger)

Hello all,

So after the initial uproar on last week's attempts to put parts
of PHP development under the terms of a CLA, a bunch of us actually
spent some time in finding solutions for one way or the other. I
don't want to bother you with more details on the why.

One thing for certain, we want PDO.

As the reasoning, this was discussed enough, so I'll jump directly
to my ideas for a solution.

* Develop a PECL CLA that can optionally be used for PECL projects.
* If necessary, adapt the PHP License, so that it works nicely
  together with the CLA.
* The projects that want a CLA can choose between the PHP License or
  LGPL.
* Change the PELC web site so that projects can opt-in to using the
  CLA.
* Arrange it so that projects cannot drop the CLA flag.
* Add a user/CLA/project table to the PHP user database, and use this
  in CVS ACLs.
* Create a new CVS module php-default.
* Move all extensions that can be disabled and are not required for
  others to PECL.
* Link everything under php-src plus a default selection of
  extensions to php-default.
* Let us once and for all ban CLAs from php-src aka PHP core.
* Start developing PDO as part of CVS module php-src.

Sorry for not writing this earlier. So how does this idea sound?  

Best regards,
 Marcus

p.s.: Post comments as reply or here: http://blog.somabo.de/2008/02/we-want-pdo-don-we.html#links