# About to end 5.3 - Thread: https://externals.io/message/67734 - Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/67734 - Started by johannes@php.net on 2013-06-19T15:25:18+00:00 - Messages: 7 - Reply by email to internals@lists.php.net - More for agents: search with https://externals.io/search.md?q={query} · JSON API at https://externals.io/api · documentation at https://externals.io/llms.txt --- ## #67734 — johannes@php.net — 2013-06-19T15:25:18+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/67734#67734 Hi, As the release of PHP 5.5.0 is imminent it is time to implement the decision about PHP 5.3's EOL. In https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php53eol it was decided that PHP 5.3 should go into "security only" mode once PHP 5.5 was released. As PHP 5.3.27 has been branched of and is aimed for release in two weeks time (5.3.27RC1 tomorrow) this will be after 5.5.0 and therefore the last "regular" PHP 5.3 release. Currently there is no plan to release 5.3.28 so the PHP-5.3 BRANCH IS CLOSED NOW. In case you have missed today's branching point and have regular fixes please alert me quoting the specific items incl. ETA so 5.3.28 or an additional 5.3.27RC can be considered. For security issues please contact me as well as security at php.net for triaging. Good bye 5.3, you were a great step for PHP! Looking forward to a bright and open future! johannes --- ## #67740 — Felipe Pena — 2013-06-19T22:31:45+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/67734#67740 Yeah, good job on managing it! And good job everyone who has worked on this remarkable version! 2013/6/19 David Soria Parra : > > > […] > > Thank you for taking care of this branch for so long. Keep the good > job up. > > -- > > > -- Regards, Felipe Pena --- ## #67741 — Sebastian Bergmann — 2013-06-20T03:59:20+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/67734#67741 Am 19.06.2013 22:08, schrieb David Soria Parra: > Thank you for taking care of this branch for so long. Keep the good > job up. Hear, hear. -- Sebastian Bergmann Co-Founder and Principal Consultant http://sebastian-bergmann.de/ http://thePHP.cc/ --- ## #67742 — Stas Malyshev — 2013-06-20T07:18:57+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/67734#67742 · In reply to: #67734 Hi! > Good bye 5.3, you were a great step for PHP! > Looking forward to a bright and open future! Thank you Johannes for all you work on 5.3! -- Stanislav Malyshev, Software Architect SugarCRM: http://www.sugarcrm.com/ (408)454-6900 ext. 227 --- ## #67766 — Sherif Ramadan — 2013-06-21T03:32:08+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/67734#67766 Thanks Johannes! This will be the longest running branch in PHP's history (spanning nearly 5 years now), not only PHP 5 (which is now going on almost a decade). Superb job and thanks to everyone else who contributed. Fair well 5.3... We'll miss you! --- ## #67776 — Pierre Joye — 2013-06-22T09:58:09+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/67734#67776 > > > […] > > we have to announce this on the frontpage of php.net. well, we have to be clearer. It is closed but for security fixes. Which a totally different meaning than "closed". -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://www.libgd.org --- ## #67781 — johannes@schlueters.de — 2013-06-22T13:33:12+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/67734#67781 David Soria Parra wrote: > > > […] > >we have to announce this on the frontpage of php.net. The quoted message was sent after 5.3.27 was branched of to PHP core contributors to inform them not to push to 5.3 without consulting the RM and the security list. (or to allow them to complain in case there is urgent need for a "regular" 5.3.28 afterwards). The message is not aimed at users. The 5.3.27 release notes will contain a similar message aimed at users. johannes