I would agree that, in the current global climate, merely commenting on
this RFC could have a significant impact outside of PHP internals on the
individual(s) participating - muchless voting on it. As an example if a
voting member has a product or service they offer - there is the
possibility for a negative financial impact due to their vote / comments.
Their opinions could very easily be construed / misinterpreted as a
political statement.
Thanks,
Jesse Rushlow
On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 8:28 AM Mark Randall <marandall@php.net> wrote:
> On 16/06/2020 13:14, Michał Brzuchalski wrote:> > I'd like to start a discussion period for my RFC which proposes to change> > the use of "blacklist" in Opcache configuration with better> > self-descriptive terminology.>> IMHO this RFC should not come to a vote, the current RFC process is> ill-equipped to handle such a vote.>> This RFC, disguised in a cloak of wanting to improve readability, is> clearly political. Not political in terms of the inner politics of the> PHP internals group, but in terms of the larger world.>> At the time of publishing, there are currently countless riots,> protests, counter-protests, harassment and criminal acts surrounding> this issue. It cannot reasonably be argued that the timing is anything> other than a political statement, the commonly accepted term would be> virtue signalling.>> In this climate, it is likely impossible to hold a meaningful vote on> the issue. Internals on internals are not hidden behind some corporate> monolith like Github / Microsoft. Our names are our own, our contact> details readily available.>> Anyone voting against this RFC on the proposal on any of the perfectly> legitimate grounds to do so, such as the BC issues, will still> immediately be labeled a racist and is likely to receive threats or> harassment.>> Anyone voting for it is likely to receive harassment too.>> As I said, the current voting system is ill-equipped to handle such a> setup. If you expect everyone who wants to have a free say, to have a> free say, there must be an element of anonymity that simply does not> exist in our current processes.>> The RFC author has already stated in R11 that they have started> receiving harassing emails in relation to it.>> --> PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php>>