Newsgroups: php.internals Path: news.php.net Xref: news.php.net php.internals:62876 Return-Path: Mailing-List: contact internals-help@lists.php.net; run by ezmlm Delivered-To: mailing list internals@lists.php.net Received: (qmail 80574 invoked from network); 6 Sep 2012 20:07:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO lists.php.net) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 6 Sep 2012 20:07:31 -0000 Authentication-Results: pb1.pair.com smtp.mail=wfitch@meetme.com; spf=pass; sender-id=pass Authentication-Results: pb1.pair.com header.from=wfitch@meetme.com; sender-id=pass Received-SPF: pass (pb1.pair.com: domain meetme.com designates 74.125.149.84 as permitted sender) X-PHP-List-Original-Sender: wfitch@meetme.com X-Host-Fingerprint: 74.125.149.84 na3sys009aog135.obsmtp.com Linux 2.5 (sometimes 2.4) (4) Received: from [74.125.149.84] ([74.125.149.84:41434] helo=na3sys009aog135.obsmtp.com) by pb1.pair.com (ecelerity 2.1.1.9-wez r(12769M)) with ESMTP id 7A/3E-03079-08209405 for ; Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:07:29 -0400 Received: from mail-ob0-f170.google.com ([209.85.214.170]) (using TLSv1) by na3sys009aob135.postini.com ([74.125.148.12]) with SMTP ID DSNKUEkCfhkOVn64EoZyQ1t6zzt7l0FX9jfQ@postini.com; Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:07:29 PDT Received: by obbwc18 with SMTP id wc18so3540001obb.29 for ; Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:07:25 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:x-originating-ip:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :x-gm-message-state; bh=s4hL86I7jV1hw1Ca3YekYdfNEjfNjn6Rqs39sdAuUQI=; b=NLlH5Hqr10HLhXZgLppBogfSF8Z5pjwxf5m0k/hnEMh5wNtY6LfoPKxxHP/PagS7mH GwH01HF6S/u3bxKjozGF1b9lCUWbPNkKwIhLO3dAmdLInm15S4kFTTK9GKkpQbuuU2qC 6djzzh+XOV+M2l4xgQe227N/8mDVrQJwsVUQ9XbY9ngMdS2VhvCzMw8hRL2vmDdSTH6v 06eAl5KA/3c8KS3nbzSDeHBtDd1FZQuBygGRAtxBnsecgqg01GzWED90ctZSoFR51GhQ Bi5DjIaG/nX5qaQvrpBxoAFUooUmvO5tWBHHiiII8cBmGGIqhkYSKWxMRuhdvvtG9J1U sFqw== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.108.71 with SMTP id hi7mr3727995obb.21.1346962045515; Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:07:25 -0700 (PDT) Sender: wfitch@meetme.com Received: by 10.60.66.4 with HTTP; Thu, 6 Sep 2012 13:07:25 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [204.145.120.11] In-Reply-To: References: <5045AA9B.5080703@sugarcrm.com> Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 16:07:25 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: ez6Us2V8U4IQhDZAWiktvav0wEQ Message-ID: To: Kris Craig Cc: Stas Malyshev , PHP Internals Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d044789373fb6ef04c90e0a7b X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkwFwFLuuPfabXA7K+zIFpSOT2j3la1+oN7+he++8MTaC2FbjJRpMmA0eVfyA9pFlzo0En5 Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] On BC and interfaces From: willfitch@php.net (Will Fitch) --f46d044789373fb6ef04c90e0a7b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 2:43 PM, Kris Craig wrote: > On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Stas Malyshev >wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > Given many discussions on the list about changing stuff in PHP, I'd like > > to bring everybody's attention to comment by Linus Torvalds in this > > topic: https://plus.google.com/115250422803614415116/posts/hMT5kW8LKJk > > > > It talks about Linux kernel and discussion has next to nothing to do > > with PHP, but generic point about keeping the interfaces and importance > > of not serving one use case I think very important for all widely used > > platforms equally. I think the opinion of the author of one of the most > > successful platforms in recent history may be interesting to consider. > > -- > > Stanislav Malyshev, Software Architect > > SugarCRM: http://www.sugarcrm.com/ > > (408)454-6900 ext. 227 > > > > -- > > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > This is why I love Mr. Torvalds! Unlike people like Jobs and Gates, Linus > stands firmly against the whole, "We know what's best for you better than > you do" mentality. > > My newly-acquired Kindle Fire pissed me off last night. I turned it on to > watch an episode of Futurama and read some pages from Hawking's "The Grand > Design" before bed, then out of nowhere it rebooted itself and began an > "update" process that took the better part of 30 minutes! I was forced to > skip Futurama and just go straight to the origins of the universe. Fucking > bastards.... > You win the most random rant of the year award, Kris. > > --Kris > --f46d044789373fb6ef04c90e0a7b--