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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PDO Extension contributions
From: tyra3l@gmail.com (Ferenc Kovacs)

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2013.04.26. 20:04, "Guilherme Capil=C3=A9" <capile@tecnodz.com> ezt =C3=ADr=
ta:
>
> Ola,
>
> my name is Guilherme Capil=C3=A9, I'm a Brazilian developer and I'd like =
to
> contribute to the PHP-SRC. Right now, specifically to the PDO DBLIB
> (ext/pdo_dblib) extension. I've already submitted a bug, a patch and a
> pull request, a month ago, but haven't got any responses so far --
> looks like no one else is interested in this extension. The last time
> it was actively developed was almost two years ago, and the bug I
> mentioned makes this extension unusable as of PHP 5.4+ (it was
> introduced on PHP 5.4 back at 2010).
>
> I'd also like to enable other features available on other PDO
> extensions, like driver/session attributes (DBLIB has none), and
> resolve some of the bugs listed for it, but don't know if such
> contributions are welcome.
>
> If I can contribute, I'd like to just know how, and if the former
> developers Stanley Sufficool, Felipe Pena, Rasmus Lerdorf among others
> have any thoughts and considerations on future progress.
>
> Otherwise, if this extension is marked for death, please let me know
> so that I can search for alternatives.
>
> I already e-mailed the PDO list, and the only response I got was a
> suggestion to email this list instead...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Guilherme Capil=C3=A9
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would be nice if we could either resurrect the development or start
discouraging users from picking it up for new projects because imo it is
just barely kept alive, and getting further and further behind both in
terms of features and stability.

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