Those 'few people' were actually in the majority when it was put to the vote. Yes development could and should've been made public all along, but the fact remains that intl offers damn useful functionality.
It was and is public. For heaven's sake, APIs are in the manual! Not counting the announcements on all the list - and absolutely ZERo interest from Marcus or Pierre in the topic then, and I remember no complaint from Hannes on the names either.
Just as it becomes usual mode of operation here, certain people ignored it all along and then woke up and acted all surprised. There was no secret and *EVERYTHING* was announced.
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