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

hi, On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:31 PM, Ashay Chaudhary <ashayc@microsoft.com> wrote: > We have received numerous requests from the PHP community to put this extension into PECL and > this request is a direct response to that feedback. In addition to the extension source code, we are > ready to include tests and documentation to PECL and actively maintain the project. Right, but "put an extension in PECL" usually comes with a couple of things, they are not requirements but they are key part of a successful contribution. One of them is an open repository. I'm sad that you did not get the OK to do it. > We really appreciate your consideration to our request. We've made progress over the last > few years and hope to make more progress over time - one step at a time. We are looking forward to > working with you on this next step.. Please let me know if we can answer any other questions you may > have. It is not a problem to keep the code repository where it is now (codeplex) and do the releases through pecl. But we won't create read only code repositories under svn.php.net. Binary releases are not possible right now. It is on our todos. However you can still create sources releases and upload them in http://pecl.php.net. Maybe the pyrus/pear installer will support phpize on Windows as well soon (I added phpize support to 5.3/trunk recently). By the time pecl.php.net will support binary releases, you will then be able to upload your signed binaries there (how and in which forms is not yet documented or implemented). I however have to say that it is somehow bad to do this proposal under this circumstance, it is against the spirit of pecl and the way we should work. Cheers, -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org