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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] About PHP6 ...
From: endijs@gmail.com (Endijs Lisovskis)

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MariaDB jumped from 5.5 directly to version 10 and as far as I know no 
one is confused. PHP is not the same thing, however skipping a number is 
not such a big deal. Plus it will take ages for anyone to really start 
using PHP Next (be it 6 or 7). By that time everyone will know that 10 
years old books are not the ones you would like to learn from. As far as 
I see it, PHP 6 was failed experiment. However PHP 7 could be shiny 
thing that makes real difference in our lives. I know that i'm not from 
Internals and I do not get any saying in this. However I'm "regular 
developer" and maybe you are interested in opinion of such people too.

After all, if you do not know what to do - ask. Put voting in php.net 
and ask *people* what they want and what they think. Will they be 
confused? Will they not? Is 6 or 7 better? Communicate.

On 2014.04.02. 21:34, Eli wrote:
> On 4/2/14, 1:44 PM, Sean Coates wrote:
>>> IMHO, we should try to fix PHP's version numbering based on others'
>>> problems.
>>> When people try to outsmart others, they may also suffer on 
>>> consequences of
>>> things not going the way they plan/want.
>>>
>>> +1 on PHP6.
>>
>> It's not about trying to teach the authors (and their publishers) a 
>> lesson by consequence.
>> It's about trying to help those who are (and will continue to be) 
>> confused by that mess.
>>
>> FWIW (if it even matters), I'm +1 on shipping "PHP 6" off to 
>> Uzbekistan, and calling the next major version PHP 7.
>
> Well said Sean, and exactly on point.  It's about specifically helping 
> out those that are going to be otherwise confused.  And it's a 
> zero-pain thing for us to do.  It's just a number to us.
>
> Eli
>
> -- 
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