Newsgroups: php.internals Path: news.php.net Xref: news.php.net php.internals:75866 Return-Path: Mailing-List: contact internals-help@lists.php.net; run by ezmlm Delivered-To: mailing list internals@lists.php.net Received: (qmail 18735 invoked from network); 22 Jul 2014 14:51:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO lists.php.net) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 22 Jul 2014 14:51:59 -0000 Authentication-Results: pb1.pair.com header.from=ajf@ajf.me; sender-id=pass Authentication-Results: pb1.pair.com smtp.mail=ajf@ajf.me; spf=pass; sender-id=pass Received-SPF: pass (pb1.pair.com: domain ajf.me designates 192.64.116.199 as permitted sender) X-PHP-List-Original-Sender: ajf@ajf.me X-Host-Fingerprint: 192.64.116.199 imap11-2.ox.privateemail.com Received: from [192.64.116.199] ([192.64.116.199:52730] helo=imap11-2.ox.privateemail.com) by pb1.pair.com (ecelerity 2.1.1.9-wez r(12769M)) with ESMTP id CF/D6-21666-E8A7EC35 for ; Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:51:58 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.privateemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AE6B8800E5; Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:51:55 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at imap11.ox.privateemail.com Received: from mail.privateemail.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (imap11.ox.privateemail.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id ztV1Llwn7Kai; Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:51:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.0.15] (unknown [90.210.122.167]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.privateemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D3B4F8800E4; Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:51:53 -0400 (EDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.6\)) In-Reply-To: <76fe76cab9ff261f8ef8950f79fb6740@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 15:51:50 +0100 Cc: Rowan Collins , internals@lists.php.net Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: <93101C39-E559-40E9-895C-57D9A212B114@ajf.me> References: <84603C6F-F984-4F73-892A-4416391E4769@ajf.me> <53CE66D4.2060103@gmail.com> <76fe76cab9ff261f8ef8950f79fb6740@mail.gmail.com> To: Zeev Suraski X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE][RFC] Name of Next Release of PHP From: ajf@ajf.me (Andrea Faulds) On 22 Jul 2014, at 15:48, Zeev Suraski wrote: >> Maybe if I have some time I'll try to restructure the RFC. >=20 > Please don=92t. I was going to, but I=92m actually happy with it now, so I won=92t = bother. > To those who are saying 'let's bury it for now', I absolutely think we > should go all the way and be done with it. In fact, had Andrea not = bring > it up a few weeks ago, I'd be bringing it up shortly after the PHPNG = RFC. > This has been a lingering question for a long time, and personally, = I'm > fed up with having to write 'PHP.NEXT', '.1', '.2', '6/7' and all = sorts of > other politically-correct version numbers. I think those who write = 'PHP > 6' or alternatively 'PHP 7' are being unfair until a decision has been > taken. >=20 > We've invested heavily in this in terms of discussion, we're not = waiting > for any additional data points and delaying the decision will do = nothing > but waste additional time in the future. >=20 > Let's take a decision and be done with it. This pretty much sums up my thoughts. I want this over with, if only so I won=92t keep tripping up and saying = PHP 6, then having to correct myself.=20 -- Andrea Faulds http://ajf.me/