Re: true namespaces, yet another point of view

Steph Fox wrote:

Lets just let it die. It is un-needed, un-wanted by many, and the end result seems to be less that optimal, or even a true implementation of namespaces.

Oddly enough, I agree with Kevin with my heart and soul. But then I hear the howls of outrage from the Other Side, who campaigned without ruth to get namespaces into PHP in the first place. Would someone with authority (Andi? Derick?) like to give an overview of the pros, cons and issues at this point? It's quite difficult to follow all these tiny, endless myco-esque threads, and I share Greg's allergy to wikis for the simple reason that the model is similar. Each item sparks another. - Steph

Sorry to clutter the list with yet another post but I am starting to second this feeling. As someone who has already started developing with the 5.3 branch and using namespaces, all this discussion is turning me away. There are so many issues still at this point, how can they possibly be resolved in reasonable amount of time for a 5.3 release? (sigh) I'd rather remove what namespacing I've started already and wait for a solid state, then have to change code later and have to deal with multiple possibilities. I have my opinions how I would use namespaces but have not really voiced them just because there has been way to much discussion. There should be a better way to voice opinions than this madness. IMO :)