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Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 09:55:54 +0300
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To: Pierre Joye <pierre.php@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Branching off PHP7 and electing RMs
From: dmitry@zend.com (Dmitry Stogov)

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On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 5:32 PM, Pierre Joye <pierre.php@gmail.com> wrote:

> On May 13, 2015 7:57 PM, "Julien Pauli" <jpauli@php.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hello people.
> >
> > Time is going, and summer is coming.
> >
> > I think we must have branched 7.0 until end of May, and have our 2 RMs
> > elected.
> >
> > Don't forget we are starting a long testing process, and some people
> start
> > having some PRs to target 7.1, so we need to branch.
> >
> > The plans are to branch so that we prevent any not-wanted merge, and
> focus
> > on stabilization.
> > Start a calendar about our first alpha as well.
> >
> > If we want 7.0 to be released around October/November , we need to handle
> > those tasks right now.
> >
> > Thoughts ? ;-)
>
> I think it is safe to keep master for now. Easier as there is still quite
> some work. Tyrael and Anatol will have less merging work.
>

I also, prefer not to make additional branch right now.
This will make merge overhead for every developer.
I also wouldn't start working on 7.1 and delay related RFC and PRs at least
until 7.0 RC.

If we need RM election, it should be done ASAP.
In my opinion, Anatol is a perfect candidate for new RM.

Thanks. Dmitry.


>
> Cheers,
> Pierre
>
> > Julien.Pauli
>

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