Re: [VOTE] 64 bit platform improvements for string length and integer

On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 4:29 AM, Hannes Magnusson <hannes.magnusson@gmail.com> wrote: >>> - The vote makes it look like its "now or never" (5.6 or nothing) >>> This means people don't have to understand the implications. >>> All they need to know is "64bit integers in PHP? Ok. That sounds logical, >>> I'll >>> vote +1". >>> Of course people will vote for that. >>> When you start thinking (given you have ever created an external PHP >>> extension, which minority of our normal voters have) you'll realize how much >>> more there is to this. >> >> Isn't that what the discussion is for? Anyone voting must be following this list, >> otherwise how would they even know to vote? >> > > > - Following the voting feed > - Seeing a voting subject on a mailinglist > - Friend of a friend > - Twitter > - Click a link on the internet > - Boredom > - IRC > - Text message from a friend > - Billboard message from that homeless guy on the street light > - Peer pressure > - expertsexchange > - ... > > Just to name some. > > I have been following this discussion and just noticed the vote was > open because it was being discussed on IRC, not even on #php.pecl. Ok, here we go again. It was discussed on mainly discussed on #php.pecl and from time to time on #windev-php with some devs not present on #php.pecl, which both are well known. I do not see anything wrong in discussing RFCs on IRC. Almost all RFCs have been advertised outside the mailing list, on tweeter or other. Again, I see nothing wrong with that. Peer pressure? Do you mind to explain it please? I will the rest of these items alone, they do not deserve a single second of my time. > And I didn't know it would be a "5.6 or nothing" - plus 2 other > fundamentally wrong votes. Mind to explain how they are fundamentally wrong? Cheers, -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://www.libgd.org