Re: [RFC] Release cycle update, take #2

On Thu, Mar 21, 2024, at 10:54 AM, Derick Rethans wrote: > Hi! > > On Fri, 10 Nov 2023, Jakub Zelenka wrote: > >> I would like to propose a new process RFC for updates to PHP release >> cycle: >> >> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/release_cycle_update > > I have just published version 0.2 of this proposal — I am taken this > over from Jakub by agreement. > > I've slightly reordered it, addressed some comments from this thread, > and added one new item: aligning the end of releases until Dec 31st, > 20xx. > > Now that we have policy documents, my next step is to prepare PRs to > https://github.com/php/policies/blob/main/feature-proposals.rst > for each > item, after a more general reset of the document to reflect current > practises. > > The RFC is at https://wiki.php.net/rfc/release_cycle_update Could this RFC also be a good time to clarify what sort of BC changes are actually allowed in major and minor releases, or should we save that for a different RFC? (Because it's already been acknowledged that the current written policy doesn't align with the practiced policy, and I think it would be nice to get those in sync.) Jim