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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] my last attempt at sanity with namespaces
From: lew21st@gmail.com (Janusz Lewandowski)

Hi,

Conflict between namespaced functions and static class methods:
I think that #4 solution is the best one. If it will be accepted, it would be 
possible to extend namespaces in PHP6. For example, it would be possible to 
allow mixing namespaces and classes with same names, and disallow only mixing 
namespaced functions / static class methods. PHP 5.3 is too nearly for such a 
change, but in PHP6 you can make static class methods the same thing as 
functions and namespaced functions, with one additional feature for them (and 
maybe namespaced functions) - support for self::, static:: and parent::. This 
way, it will be also possible to add support for having both dynamic method 
and static method with the same name, but e.g. other parameters (like 
String::substring($string, 4, 2) and $string->substring(4, 2)).

Resolving access to internal classes:
I like your solution, it's much better than current resolution rules.

Janusz Lewandowski