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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] I quit.
From: pjsturgeon@gmail.com (Philip Sturgeon)

On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Andrea Faulds <ajf@ajf.me> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> For my own reasons, I have decided to cease my involvement with PHP devel=
opment. This isn=E2=80=99t a judgement of the PHP community nor the interna=
ls mailing list, you=E2=80=99re all wonderful people and it=E2=80=99s reall=
y been a pleasure, and I mean that completely honestly. However, this has e=
nded up taking up too much of my time (which is my own fault, and my own fa=
ult alone) and I can=E2=80=99t really justify it to myself anymore.
>
> So, I=E2=80=99m no longer contributing to PHP, and all four active RFCs a=
uthored by myself are therefore withdrawn: Scalar Type Hints, Spaceship/Com=
bined Comparison Operator, Void Return Type, Big Integer Support.
>
> The first two were in voting, so the votes have been cancelled.
>
> If anyone would like to pick up from where I left off with any of these R=
FCs, they are very much welcome to - there is no need to consult me first (=
and it=E2=80=99s probably for the best if you don=E2=80=99t). The Spaceship=
/Combined Comparison Operator RFC was also authored by Davey Shafik, so ask=
 him if you want to revive that one.
>
> I=E2=80=99m sorry about this, but it can=E2=80=99t be helped. I=E2=80=99d=
 rather move on to other things. I would stick around to finish everything =
up before I leave, but I just don=E2=80=99t have the time nor the motivatio=
n to finish everything. I apologise for that, especially for Scalar Type Hi=
nts as I realise this is something a lot of developers were looking forward=
 to.
>
> I=E2=80=99d leave quietly, but since this affects active RFCs, I need to =
announce it somewhere.
>
> So, thank you, PHP community. It has been a wonderful 2 years.
>
> Goodbye.
>
> --
> Andrea Faulds
> http://ajf.me/
>
>
>
>
>
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I do not accept this.

You are one of the most active, motivated and appreciated contributors
of PHP over the last few years. Not to shit on anyone specifically,
but there are only 4 or 5 people doing 80% of the work of PHP
recently, and you are one of them.

Scalar Type Hints are a massive burden, and you're stuck in the middle
of everyone who has a strong opinion about either strict or weak and
getting screamed at by both camps at the same time as getting crap
from the people who dont want either.

I constantly see people giving you shit in here, on Reddit,
StackOverflow Chat and wherever else and it sickens me. They're
condescending, patronising or at the very least missing some P's and
Q's which are fairly important when giving feedback as harsh as they
often give.

The lack of respect between contributors here in general sickens me,
and I'm not known as somebody who is wildly polite at all times.

Scalar Type Hinting was the closest it's ever been. If the workload is
too much then stick to one RFC at a time, but to remove yourself from
the equation is a massive loss for PHP as a whole. I'm not trying to
place a burden on you, but your input will be sorely missed by a
massive number of people.

Please, don't let the assholes win. PHP needs you.