Re: Proposed timetable for PHP 5.6.0

On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Ferenc Kovacs <tyrael@php.net> wrote: > > 2013.12.12. 19:48, "Adam Harvey" <aharvey@php.net> ezt írta: > > >> >> On 12 December 2013 04:23, Ferenc Kovacs <tyrael@php.net> wrote: >> > As you probably all remember the first beta usually means feature >> > freeze, >> > so no new additions are allowed, only fixes, so the code can stabilize >> > in >> > the beta and RC phase. >> > Learning from the past we would also like to introduce a new rule about >> > not >> > accepting new RFCs targeting 5.6.0 after the first alpha is shipped, >> > because given the discussion and voting period it can force us into a >> > spot >> > where we have to chose between >> >> I like this: +1. >> >> If it works well, then we probably want to announce the calendar a >> little earlier for the 2015 release, since there's now a pretty narrow >> window to propose an RFC and have it voted on before January 16. By my >> estimation, an RFC will have to enter "in discussion" by December 26 >> (hope nobody has plans over the holidays) to be accepted for PHP 5.6, >> assuming minimal two week discussion and one week voting periods. > > Nope, you can introduce RFCs until the first alpha, RFCs under discussion or > under voting are allowed to be added (until the first beta). > > Ofc. this still leaves with only a month, which also includes chirstmas/new > year so not that much time, but we are already a bit behind schedule. Yup, with Christmas and all, that will slow things down. We still can accept little delays, we all are humans, but not a one month delay. We must release final on June Julien