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Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:17:25 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Commits to PHP_5_3
From: johannes@php.net (Johannes =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Schl=FCter?=)

On Thu, 2010-03-18 at 09:19 +0100, Johannes Schlüter wrote:
> now that a new trunk is about to be created some comments about 5.3:
> PHP_5_3 is a stable branch. This means mostly bug fixes. Small features
> (like array_seek) can be added. There won't be a strict rule about what
> is "small", common sense and asking applies. That part will become
> stricter once the next major (5.4/6) release comes closer.

There were some comments that this might not have been clear enough:
This doesn't mean "simply add features" but quick heads up before
committing/merging would be strongly preferred.

5.3 is a stable branch and even small additions add some risk.

johannes