Re: [VOTE] RFC: Multibyte Char Handling

Hi Derick, On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 7:19 PM, Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> wrote: > > I've wrote the RFC to compile current mbstring by default at first, > > but it was withdrawn. The reason why is that mbstring is using LGPLed > > libraries. As long as it is loaded as shared module, there would not > > be issue. However, if these are compiled and used statically, LGPL > > will be effective. > > > > To avoid this issue, mbstring would be better to replaced by mbstring-ng > > and move mbstring to PECL for future release. > > > > I'll work on mbstring-ng so that it has all mbstring features. Until > then, > > we may have it as EXPERIMENTAL. > > We already have intl - why add another mbstring like function thing? It does not have mbstring features. We need compatible module that has no license issues. It would be better to create a new module for this purpose. IMHO. Regards, -- Yasuo Ohgaki yohgaki@ohgaki.net