Re: Re: PEAR (was: Re: [PHP-CVS] cvs: php4 /ext/midgard config.m4)

> That's great, but it shouldn't be the starting point for the project... > Jani is right that whenever we speak about separating PEAR, or putting > extensions in it, it's always at some point in the future. Opensource > projects usually start up and roll once they reach some critical mass, and > waiting for a certain particular development to happen isn't usually > beneficial. If there'll be people working on PEAR modules, the incentive > for the 'pear' utility author will be much higher to make it work, and he > may also have some support from others. It's been 14 months since PEAR was > born, I think it may be a good idea to try and let it walk a bit. Sure, it's not like anybody is turning away code contributions. If someone has an idea for this PEAR infrastructure, it is more than welcome. -Rasmus