Re: [RFC] Deprecations for PHP 7.2

Hi Christoph 2016-11-19 19:56 GMT+01:00 Christoph M. Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de>: > Hi Kalle! > > But this short-dated decision on whether next will be a major or minor > is exactly the problem. Consider, for instance, this RFC which targets > 7.2 for deprecation and 8.0 for removal. What if we decide in some > month that there'll be no 7.2, but rather 8.0 will be next? Would we > remove the features without a deprecation phase, or would we deprecate > them for 8.0 and remove later? Either way, I'm pretty sure that we > would have a lenghty discussion, and might even need another vote. And > at least some RFCs and documentation would have to be fixed. That is a valid concern I agree. I just have a hard time wrapping my head around what if we don't have anything ground breaking for a major that I would expect in any major, what differences does it then make for it to not be a minor. I'm a little skeptical on having a pre determined plan, I do see pros/cons for both sides of the argument and I reckon the point you raised to be of a possible con of not having a pre determined plan. But I do kinda like Rowan's idea of a major within x or y releases from last major. Gonna think about this for a bit... -- regards, Kalle Sommer Nielsen kalle@php.net