RE: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Basic Scalar Types

> This whole thing is depressing. I am confident Zeev means well, but as a > usually silent watcher of this list, I'll give this bystander's view of > the recent > discussion: > "I don't like X, but I'll vote for it unless I can get Y approved." > "I can't get Y approved, but I don't want to vote for X; How about Z?" > I know some people consider Z to be common ground because it is a sort of > intersection of X and Y, but it is clear that is not a consensus. I want to correct one statement in your description. I absolutely HATE 'X', it's not that I don't like it. I think it's really bad. The only reason I will vote for it and encourage others to do the same is for unity. And yes, that's why I would absolutely want to explore any viable alternatives beforehand (these two viable alternatives being Y and Z, there's no 4th one). I also think that while it's clear that there's no consensus behind Z - we have no idea how much support it garners. If it has significantly more than that for X, is it fair we're not giving it a chance? Should we not expect the X supporters to vote in favor for Z for the sake of the very same unity? Zeev