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Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:43:11 -0800
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To: Stanislav Malyshev <smalyshev@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE][RFC] PHP 5.7
From: andi@zend.com (Andi Gutmans)

> On Dec 30, 2014, at 12:26 AM, Stanislav Malyshev <smalyshev@gmail.com> =
wrote:
>=20
> Hi!
>=20
>> I=E2=80=99m going to put the PHP 5.7 RFC to a vote, since it=E2=80=99d =
been 2 weeks.
>> I=E2=80=99m not entirely certain myself whether it=E2=80=99s a good =
idea, but I=E2=80=99d
>> like it for us to vote on it so we can settle the matter. If people
>> vote against 5.7, a new RFC proposing an alternative could always be
>> made by someone.
>=20
> I still haven't achieved a proper understanding of what 5.7 would
> actually include (so far the only real BC thing mentioned that it can
> warn about is the switch thing, and IMHO making the new minor just
> because of that makes little sense, of course I'm not counting
> non-accepted RFCs since otherwise there's like 40 of them), so I =
intend
> to vote no, but if somebody really sees something substantial that I
> missed, please point me out, as I am not opposed to the idea of 5.7 =
just
> don't see any practical content for it for now.

My take is that anything that takes away efforts from getting PHP 7 to =
market faster is a distraction.
PHP.net needs to continue to show leadership in evolving the runtime. We =
have a pretty great jewel in our hands. Some very good RFCs that are =
going to make it in. Postponing PHP 7 (which this would as we have a =
finite amount of resources on this list) would not be good for our =
users.

Andi

P.S. - Not interested in debating it. Definitely accept folks can have =
other views. Just wanted to state my opinion clearly :)=