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To: Ferenc Kovacs <tyra3l@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] PHP 5.7
From: ajf@ajf.me (Andrea Faulds)

Hey,

> On 16 Dec 2014, at 07:58, Ferenc Kovacs <tyra3l@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> We already has one accepted RFC which targets 5.7, and as I mentioned =
before 5.7.0 wouldn't be featureless, but would contain the small =
self-contained features which are currently targeting 5.6.x.
> So 5.7.0 would be a minor version without new major features, but also =
no BC break, would allow us to make 5.6 more stable, and be a stepping =
stone for 7.0 with the deprecated errors.

That=E2=80=99s a benefit I hadn=E2=80=99t considered: people using =
distros are stuck on a specific micro, so anything added to 5.6.x =
they=E2=80=99ll be able to get with 5.7.0, right?

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