On 08/25/2012 10:07 AM, Lester Caine wrote: > Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: >>> Andrew Faulds wrote: >>>>> >>>Personally I have to live with real life, and just want to help >>>>> >>>change that >>>>> >>>situation. >>>> >>Me too. My code relies on out-of-date extensions and PHP features, >>>> >>which is why >>>> >>I'm*refactoring* and*rewriting* the parts which do. >>> > >>> >Exactly what I've been doing for the last year ... INCLUDING PEAR >>> >At the expense of adding NEW facilities for my customers. >>> >But with the goal posts continuing to be moved forward, it would be >>> nice >>> >to have a goal to aim at? Which is why I'm asking for one ... >> Well, there won't be one. If anything we are trying to move faster. More >> frequent smaller releases is the goal. The 3 years between 5.2 and 5.3 >> was way too long. > > So why is moving all new work to PHP6 and introducing a freeze on PHP5.4 > such a problem? In hindsight PHP5.4 SHOULD have been PHP6. We also need > to be able to have stability that we can aim for in production. > Loading up a new set of rework requirements to often just means that > previous work never gets finished :(
Those are just numbers and 5.4 is already frozen. We are only fixing bugs in it. -Rasmus -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
