Re: [RFC] [Discussion] Release cycle update

On 10 November 2023 23:27:35 GMT, Rowan Tommins <rowan.collins@gmail.com> wrote: >On 10 November 2023 16:51:57 GMT, Jakub Zelenka <bukka@php.net> 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 > >Hi, > >I started writing a suggestion that you add details to your RFC of what text we would remove or >change in the existing policy if approved - what you've presented so far is like a good commit >message, but we probably want a diff to go with it. > >However, looking at the existing "policy", most of the things you want to change >aren't actually in it - it doesn't even contain the word "beta". It also has >parts that are obviously outdated ("Features can use branch(es) if necessary" - because >the project was using SVN, where branches are costly to maintain), parts in the future tense, and >even open questions (about who can vote for RMs). > >So maybe what's really needed is to draft a new copy of the policy document, updating or >removing those parts that are no longer relevant, and adding a timeline for the pre-release phases? > >Or possibly there's a different document I should be looking at, and the RFC could contain >proposed edits to that? > >Regards, > I already have been collecting most of the policy things together in one document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wc84ZxHHamvWsZl-U2kFOrbJDEXyXFv1laePN4ijJGQ/edit?usp=drivesdk For the same reasons really. The info was spread out a lot. cheers Derick