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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PHP 7 RTM date
From: jpauli@php.net (Julien Pauli)

On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 8:50 PM, Andi Gutmans <andi@zend.com> wrote:
>> On Nov 8, 2015, at 5:35 PM, Rasmus Lerdorf <rasmus@lerdorf.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 11/08/2015 05:16 PM, Anatol Belski wrote:
>>> Exactly, the relevant patches are going into RC7 which is then out on 1=
2th
>>> instead of GA. The next closest release slot were then Nov 26th, either=
 for
>>> GA or for RC8 (but better not try to predict). If it stands good, we mi=
ght
>>> have no reason to wait until the Mrs. Lovelace birthday party :)
>>
>> We should try really hard to get it out on the 26th. Once we get into
>> December people start to disappear. Nov.26 is American Thanksgiving
>> though, but I don't think that should interfere.
>
> I think thanksgiving is not a great time to releasing something so signif=
icant. Most folks in the US are on time off and you won=E2=80=99t get as mu=
ch interest.
>
> If we do need to postpone I=E2=80=99d aim for Nov 30th or Dec 1st then. M=
y experience is that as long as you=E2=80=99re in the first two weeks of De=
cember you still get people. After the 14th you slow down=E2=80=A6.
>
> I know we are open-source and release when it=E2=80=99s ready but I think=
 for such a huge deal it is worth waiting three more working days.
>
> Btw, do we want to do something special on php.net <http://php.net/>? Fro=
nt page?  Not the sexiest site as-is so maybe gives us an excuse to spice u=
p the front page?
>
> Just my 2 cents.
> Andi

Hey Andi.

Why not, but we should release on a thursday, as our RM planning is
focused on this day. That would lead us to Dec 3rd.
Exceptions can happen, though it would be better to fit our
2-weeks-centered-on-thursdays cycle.


Julien.Pauli