Re: Zend Boycotts PEAR?
| From: | George Schlossnagle | Date: | Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:32:27 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Zend Boycotts PEAR? | ||
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On Jun 10, 2004, at 2:26 PM, Davey wrote:
George Schlossnagle wrote:I'll keep my opinion humble. Contests have to have rules. There are all sorts of choices one has: a) nothing that isn't an extension that is built in a default build b) no extensions that don't ship in the tar ball c) no pear code that doesn't ship with the tar ball etc. I'm not defending the choice, just noting that: a) A choice of some sort does have to be made, to keep the contest fair. b) This as an 'issue' is silly, because it's a silly contest. GeorgeOn Jun 10, 2004, at 2:05 PM, Paul M Jones wrote:IMNSHO, using PEAR should be akin to using a PHP extension, like SimpleXML or MySQL. It is, after all, installed by default.Can this be true? http://pixelated-dreams.com/blog/archive/000050.htmlTrue or not, it's importance is overblown. It's a contest that's supposed to test original work. Any contest has to have rules on reusing other pieces of code, especially those not written by the contestant. George