Req #66548 [Opn->Wfx]: Adopt semantic versioning

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66548&edit=1 ID: 66548 Updated by: sobak@php.net Reported by: php dot net at phor dot net Summary: Adopt semantic versioning -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Documentation problem Operating System: Any PHP Version: 5.5.8 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Hello, new PHP releases adhere to the https://wiki.php.net/rfc/releaseprocess You should also note that BC-breaking changes applied to deprecated feautres. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-01-22 16:59:51] php dot net at phor dot net Description: ------------ PHP 5.4 introduced backwards incompatible changes in a "point" release. Backlash was significant and it is hard to find a cheap web host out there that will ever upgrade... and this is almost 2 years since the release. Please never do this again. Please adopt an official pledge to support semantic versioning. Expected result: ---------------- Major number increases when backwards-incompatible changes are introduced. Actual result: -------------- Everyone is afraid to upgrade. We have the "Android" problem of version management. PHP will be begged to support 5.3 long past its end-of-support date, a la Windows XP. Upgrading PHP 5.3 to the latest version will be as painful for enterprise as rewriting code in Python. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66548&edit=1