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

On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Pierre Joye <pierre.php@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 10:49 AM, Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> wrote: > >> Heh. That happens already now too... > > Not really, except in extreme cases where one tries to block a thing > using one way or another. However I do not think either we need 2/3 to > change something in the Engine, core or extension but what is actually > exposed to the users, which we have to maintain for BC reasons for > years. On the other hand, internals are more flexible and can be > changed without impacting existing applications. > >> So I'd rather be more descriptive. >> The release process and voting RFCs are so incredible vague. > > The only vague part is about major releases (like 6) as it is merely > impossible to define a time frame for them. Everything else is rather > clear and has worked quite well for the numerous submitted RFCs. > > That being said, we can clarify the major release process and try to > put some time frames in them. But I am not in favor of over formalized > the other parts and try to keep relying on common senses, even if the > latter has some hard time lately. Ok to clarify it, sure. I'm all +1 to branch 6 after 5.6 is released (say during 2014) , we have some talented contributors, some ideas, some motivation feeling and we are at PHP5 + 10 years. I think we'll need at least 2 years developement, if not 3. All this depends on what we want to do with PHP6, and this must be community debatted, open. I hope people will understand issues of PHP6, and won't start drama again and again :-p Julien