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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] On the road to PHP 5.7 , or not ?
From: jpauli@php.net (Julien Pauli)

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On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Ferenc Kovacs <tyra3l@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 12 Dec 2014, Julien Pauli wrote:
>>
>> > So the main question is : *What version will we release next year ?*
>> >
>> > Will we have a PHP 5.7, or jump directly to a 7.0 ?
>> >
>> > Don't forget, that if we go for a 5.7 , then we won't have a 7.0 at
>> > least one year later.
>>
>> We have accepted the timeline for 7, so we need to stick to that:
>> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php7timeline#vote
>>
>> So that means no 5.7.
>>
>>
> This rfc was specific to php7, and while you are right that with that we
> do have an approved timelime for php7, but this doesn't say anything about
> 5.7 (and as far as I'm concerned, it was an intentional choice from Zeev
> not just something he forgot to include).
> Maybe it would be worthwile for you to repeat your arguments or simply
> link them, as I do remember that you are supporting the idea of not having
> any other release minor release until php7 is out of the door so the
> development efforts are not fragmented (which as I mentioned in my previous
> mail I feell it would be only a shift from 5.6.x to 5.7.0 and not
> fragmanting the php7 development, but you seem to disagree).
>


True : We then have agreed for the PHP7 planning, by RFC voting.

BUT, we still haven't argued about a possible 5.7 in the next time as 7.0
(and then , about the status/lifetime of 5.6).

Julien.P

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