Re: RIP PHP 4?
| From: | Rasmus Lerdorf | Date: | Sat, 07 Jul 2007 05:25:32 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: RIP PHP 4? | ||
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Andi Gutmans wrote:
> I'd suggest something close to what Rasmus suggested:
> a) We make a clear statement on PHP.net that at the end of the year we
> plan to discontinue bug fixes for PHP 4 except for security fixes.
> b) We will discontinue supporting PHP 4 on 8/8/8 (because it sounds good
> and gives people about a year).
The number 8 also has lots of meaning in Chinese culture. For example
the Beijing Olympics will begin on 8/8/8 at 8:08:08 pm because the word
for 8 sounds like 发 which means prosper or wealth.
-Rasmus