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To: Adam Harvey <aharvey@php.net>
Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] PHP 5.7
From: ajf@ajf.me (Andrea Faulds)

Hi Adam,

> On 16 Dec 2014, at 00:15, Adam Harvey <aharvey@php.net> wrote:
>=20
> On 15 December 2014 at 16:09, Andrea Faulds <ajf@ajf.me> wrote:
>> The RFC can be found here: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php57
>=20
> Thanks for the taking the initiative on this.
>=20
> On timing: I think we should release 5.7 in August (12 months after
> 5.6), rather than lining it up with 7.0. This gives us the opportunity
> to then focus our attention on 7.0 entirely for the crucial RC phase
> of that release. Given the limited scope of 5.7, we shouldn't need as
> long a testing cycle.

That=E2=80=99s a good point, it doesn=E2=80=99t actually have to line up =
with 7=E2=80=99s release and focus on 7.0 RC is crucial given the major =
changes.

If others think this is a good idea, I=E2=80=99ll amend the RFC.

Thanks!
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Andrea Faulds
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