Re: Request to add the SQL Server PHP extensions to PECL

On 3 February 2011 15:42, Ashay Chaudhary <ashayc@microsoft.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I am the Program Manager for the SQL Server PHP driver project at Microsoft, and our team would > like to add our extensions to PECL. But first, let me introduce the project. > > The SQL Server PHP Driver project is a PHP 5.x extension that allows for connecting to and > reading/writing data from Microsoft SQL Server. The project contains two extensions, one extension > is the SQLSRV extension which exposes a procedural API while the other is an extension implements > PDO (PDO_SQLSRV). These extensions enable PHP scripts/applications to connect to all editions of SQL > Server 2005 and later (including SQL Azure). > > This project is approximately 4 years mature with v1.0 release (the SQLSRV extension) in July > 2008, followed by v1.1 release in October 2009, and recently the v2.0 release in August 2010 that > added support for PDO. We have received good testimonials of the extensions being used in production > environments. > > This project has always been open source from the beginning at > http://sqlsrvphp.codeplex.com. We would like this extension to > follow the existing PECL extension development and release process by hosting and maintaining the > source code on pecl.php.net in the read-only repository, just like some other PECL extensions. > > The source code for the extension is currently available here: > http://sqlsrvphp.codeplex.com/SourceControl/changeset/changes/55860 > The binary download for the extension is currently available here: > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=80e44913-24b4-4113-8807-caae6cf2ca05 > > We have followed the PECL submission guidelines as per > http://pecl.php.net/account-request.php > > Specifically: > 1. The Apache 2.0 is used for the source code and will be used for the binaries > (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/apache2.0) > 2. The code complies with the PHP coding standards. > 3. The documentation will be published in the official php manual on php.net. > > Please let us know if this submission request will be accepted. > > Thanks, and best regards, > > Ashay Chaudhary Hello Ashay, As someone who uses this extension (on out intranet) and someone who likes to delve into the code and learn from it, having the source code actively maintained within PECL, rather than having the code, as it has been suggested, "a dump on release", would certainly give the extension the opportunity of more eyes on it. Considering that in the past I've supplied patches to codeplex to various Microsoft projects and they've been turned down due to IP concerns, would the same issues apply if the project was in PECL? Sure, I wouldn't have karma to change things, but being able to supply patches via the bug base and have them peer-reviewed/committed is certainly going to encourage more contributions than having them rejected because the laywers say so. If these concerns are not concerns, then let's get it in there. Regards, Richard. Richard. -- Richard Quadling Twitter : EE : Zend @RQuadling : e-e.com/M_248814.html : bit.ly/9O8vFY