Re: Proposal to delay 7.0 timeline

On Mar 21, 2015 11:55 PM, "Zeev Suraski" <zeev@zend.com> wrote: > > > > Sent from my mobile > > > On 21 במרץ 2015, at 18:05, Rasmus Lerdorf <rasmus@lerdorf.com> wrote: > > > >> On 03/21/2015 08:52 AM, François Laupretre wrote: > >> Now, after more calls from many of you to delay it, and as Zeev himself > >> seemed to consider it as more acceptable, I am proposing again to delay 7.0 > >> feature freeze to May, 15 (2 month delay, date where vote is starting). I > >> won’t repeat all the arguments of my previous posts but, to summarize, it > >> would allow to include important features, making it a ‘real’ major version. > >> Releasing a major version is not just a question of BC break, we also need > >> to think about what we put forward. So, we need features. We already have > >> STH, but we can do more (I personally have at least 4 RFCs I didn’t have > >> time for, including scalar pseudo-methods, which can be an important > >> feature). > > > > No, please, let's get what we have stabilized and out the door. There > > are always more things to do and we can delay things indefinitely. And I > > completely disagree that this isn't a 'real' major version. > > +1 Same. > Zeev