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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Type hinting/casting request for vote
From: mls@pooteeweet.org (Lukas Kahwe Smith)


On 07.07.2009, at 20:04, Paul Biggar wrote:

>> Of course I am also quite opposed to sticking this into 5.3.
>
> On which grounds? If you don't like the feature, please cast a -1

That adding language syntax sugar anything but a major or minor  
release is a bad idea.
And this even if Ilia does manage to solve the BC issues. If there are  
BC issues, we shouldnt even have to talk about 5.3 for one second.

> vote. If its because of the BC problems, I believe you and Johannes
> have veto power on what goes into 5.3.x? If so, do you intend to use
> it?

I dont think we have a veto power, nor would I want to use it if we  
did have one. One job is to keep things focused and appeal to the  
general sanity if we feel that things are going off track. I would  
want to appeal to the general sanity on this one though :)

regards,
Lukas Kahwe Smith
mls@pooteeweet.org