Re: Re: References Problem Patch
| From: | Zeev Suraski | Date: | Mon, 30 May 2005 14:18:25 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: References Problem Patch | ||
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At 17:10 30/05/2005, Derick Rethans wrote:
Not fixing it is *not* an option. You fix something that's broken - you don't leave it broken. That's called responsibility. And no, switching to PHP 5 is not an option either.Sorry Derick, but you saying that not fixing it and/or that switching to PHP 5 are not valid options doesn't mean that they're not valid options. I think that with the rarity of this issue and even higher rarity of it actually causing problems, taking this approach is extremely valid. Breaking binary compatibility inside a 'PHP version family' on the other hand is not an option, we've decided not to do this 3 or 4 years ago, and I don't see any reason to break this decision at all. I for one think that (a) providing info and workarounds, and (b) pointing people to use PHP 5 is a completely acceptable solution to a problem of this magnitude, when compared to the cost of fixing it. Let's see what others think. Zeev