Re: Request to link PuPHPet from php.net's download page sidebar

On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Daniel Brown <danbrown@php.net> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 3:55 AM, Ferenc Kovacs <tyra3l@gmail.com> wrote: > > .... if anything I would > > like to see that block to be removed. > > What do you think? > > Absolutely. I would definitely like to see this entire section > removed. Unless we're linking to core PHP alternatives for specific > platforms that we don't cover (for example, if someone ported PHP to > Commodore 64 or a Casio wristwatch), much like the original section > for MacOS, I don't see any real benefit for us or for the community. > Sure, it helps the projects themselves by adding some exposure, but > then it also appears as though we, as a whole, endorse their work --- > which is actually against our own license. > > A similar discussion (regarding removal) has on occasion come up > for the "thanks" page, as well. And while it really burns my ass that > people will come right out and say, "tell us what we can do to get > listed on your thanks page," I suppose we have to keep it unless we > contact each individual entity and tell them that we're going to > discontinue it. Besides, for the most part, the entities listed there > certainly don't need our linking to them for exposure, and those who > blatantly outright ask - sometimes even demand - to be listed there > are only finding a creative way of circumventing our advertising > policies. > Quick headsup: Hannes removed the Binaries block from http://php.net/downloads.php with http://git.php.net/?p=web/php.git;a=commit;h=6dfbaafab81e5b53419f95a5203a2b4e30e46a98 -- Ferenc Kovács @Tyr43l - http://tyrael.hu