Re: [RFC] [Discussion] Release cycle update

On Fri, Nov 10, 2023, at 10:51 AM, Jakub Zelenka wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to propose a new process RFC for updates to PHP release cycle: > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/release_cycle_update > > This has been discussed between release managers to make sure that all are > happy as some of the points impact release managers (e.g. longer security > support). > > I also opened a PR to my new personal repo for RFC's if anyone has got any > suggestion for better wording or notices any typo: > > https://github.com/bukka/php-rfc/pull/1 > > Cheers > > Jakub If the release managers are in favor, I am in favor, generally. I'm sure the longer security cycle will get cheers from hosting organizations and jeers from package maintainers. :-) A few questions/comments/observations: * "Allow feature that do not require RFC in beta" - The description doesn't quite sound like it's talking about "features." It's talking about refactoring, bug fixes, edge case handling, etc. Those are certainly beta-friendly tasks, I agree, but I wouldn't describe those as "features." The open hole here is that the description also talks about "minor features that don't require an RFC", the threshold for which is... highly fluid. That's a potential confusion point. * Reduce number of RC to 4 - I support this! However, it's not clear if that means we get an extra 2 betas, or an extra month of alpha (where RFCs are allowed). Personally I would favor the latter, but as written the text is unclear on which is intended. Including a revised calendar of what happens when under this policy in a table or chart or something would be very helpful. --Larry Garfield