On 2024-03-22 08:19, Jim Winstead wrote:
On Thu, Mar 21, 2024, at 10:54 AM, Derick Rethans wrote:
The RFC is at https://wiki.php.net/rfc/release_cycle_update
Could this RFC also be a good time to clarify what sort of BC changes are
actually allowed in major and minor releases, or should we save that for a
different RFC? (Because it's already been acknowledged that the current written
policy doesn't align with the practiced policy, and I think it would be nice to
get those in sync.)
If so, would it also good time/place to clarify how deprecation relates
to future removal. Say, while deprecations could come in any minor
release, they would be removed only after a full major version has
elapsed (something deprecated in 8.x would be removed in 10.0;
technically that would mean a deprecation in 9.0.0 would also mean
removal in 10.0). It would allow using the overall release cycle to
forecast when something you're currently relying on will go away and
plan accordingly.
