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

On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 2:08 PM, Ulf Wendel <ulf.wendel@phpdoc.de> wrote: > Am 31.01.2014 13:55, schrieb Johannes Schlüter: >> On Fri, 2014-01-31 at 13:41 +0100, Ulf Wendel wrote: >>> Am 31.01.2014 13:36, schrieb Johannes Schlüter: >>>> I think adding this patch to 5.x therefore would be quite some bending >>>> of that rule and that combined with the fact that it is late makes me >>>> believe that proposing this for 5.6 is illegal. >>> >>> Are you saying the RFC is 'illegal' ? If the subject proposed is not >>> allowed, it would make litte sense collecting votes. >> >> I think the RM has to reject this from 5.6 independently from the voting >> result as he is bound by the release process RFC. > > Thanks for explaining. The three takeaway point for me are: > > - you are serious about following the rules Seriously. which rule define this RFC or any other RFC breaking ABI as not allowed? There is none. And this discussions takes a ridiculous course, can we be serious now please? :) > - a radical minded person may refuse to vote in the first place I would say extremist, but yes ;) -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://www.libgd.org