Re: Re: [PEPr] Comment on Images::GraPHPite

Hi, Sergio Carvalho wrote:

This looks like a serious problem for PEAR. While it can't allow competing packages, forfeiting GraPHPite makes PEAR poorer.

This is a common misconception. PEAR documentation in fact states [1]:

A good reason for a new class is often, that you are missing a function, behaviour or speed in an existing implementation. In this case, you should take a look at this class, if it possible to extend this class. If not, then you have a good reason to commit a new class. "If not" means, it isn't possible to add the required functionality without changing the basics of this class.

If the proposed package is indeed more feature-rich than Image_Graph, then I'd say it should be allowed into PEAR, since it will probably be extremely difficult to merge the functionality. Of course, the real check whether to allow it in will be the actual PEPr voting process. But the package should be judged on its merits and not on the fact that someone already occupied the turf. [1] http://pear.php.net/manual/en/faq.competitive-packages.php