Re: [RFC] Unbundle ext/interbase

On 23 March 2019 21:09:35 GMT+00:00, Kalle Sommer Nielsen <kalle@php.net> wrote: > the extension can be taken over by anyone who >wants to from the relevant community, it just will not be distributed >by default with PHP. In fact if the extension is released on PECL, it >gives the relevant community more freedom to deal with the extension >as they deem fit and does not have the strict requirements as >extensions in the Core has. Sources and binaries are still available >with the PECL interface. It's probably worth noting the example of Microsoft SQL Server here: the previous PHP extensions were dropped from the core in 7.0, and Microsoft now manages an open-source, cross-platform extension, and is able to release it as often as they want, and bring in features and bug fixes to encourage its use: https://github.com/Microsoft/msphpsql For an extension connecting to any actively developed third-party system, this is probably actually the best model, with PHP Internals experts providing advice where necessary, and third-party experts tracking innovations in the particular system. Regards, -- Rowan Collins [IMSoP]