RE: [PECL-DEV] Request to add the SQL Server PHP extensions to PECL

From: Ashay Chaudhary [mailto:ashayc@microsoft.com] > 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. i can't speak for anyone else, but if it was me asking you to put the extension in pecl, i would in fact be asking you to open up the project. just moving the code dump area and releases to pecl without adding transparency to the development process would totally miss the point. > 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. i believe the next step should be opening up the development. that totally can, and IMO should, be done within your current infrastructure. then, when the driver is truly open source, it should be accepted into the pecl repository. -- roman