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Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 13:37:51 -0400
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To: Andrea Faulds <ajf@ajf.me>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Name of Next Release of PHP
From: zeev@zend.com (Zeev Suraski)

> On 6 =D7=91=D7=99=D7=95=D7=9C 2014, at 07:22, Andrea Faulds <ajf@ajf.me> =
wrote:
>
>
>> On 5 Jul 2014, at 22:23, Andrea Faulds <ajf@ajf.me> wrote:
>>
>> This RFC attempts to settle the matter once and for all with a straight =
yes/no vote as to whether the name should be PHP 6. Should it pass, the mat=
ter is settled and we actually have a proper name for this fabled =E2=80=9C=
PHP NEXT=E2=80=9D. Should it fail, nothing is really lost, except that the =
discussion will inevitably resurface at some point. The plan, really, is to=
 hopefully get it over with now so we don=E2=80=99t have to have this discu=
ssion later, avoiding potential future bikeshedding or derailment.
>
> The RFC has been updated. I=E2=80=99ve backed down and made the vote be 5=
0%+1 with the options PHP 6 and PHP 7. Hence only a plurality of votes is n=
eeded to win.
>

I appreciate your change!

As such I'd like to coauthor it with you and represent the case for 7.


Zeev