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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: [PDO] [RFC] An Idea for PDO 2
From: larry@garfieldtech.com (Larry Garfield)

On Wednesday 27 February 2008, David Sceppa wrote:

> The approach that's been described in proposals (vendor-built drivers can
> be covered via CLAs while the core components remain CLA-free) is something
> I believe to be in the best interests of both driver writers and the
> developers who use PDO.  We would prefer to have the spec and the core
> covered by CLA, so that we can make more direct contributions, yet we
> understand that the community wishes to keep the spec and the core
> CLA-free.

I am curious.  If PDO core itself did not have a CLA, what "direct 
contributions" would you (Microsoft, not you personally) not be able/willing 
to make that you would be able/willing to make if it were?  And is it able or 
willing?

I think that's the question many people still don't have a clear answer to 
(from any DB vendor, at least that I've seen).

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