> On Jul 23, 2014, at 11:23 AM, Kris Craig <kris.craig@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 7:39 AM, Ferenc Kovacs <tyra3l@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 4:32 PM, Andrea Faulds <ajf@ajf.me> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 23 Jul 2014, at 15:21, Ferenc Kovacs <tyra3l@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I also think that it would be reasonable to have two weeks for the
>> votes
>>> to
>>>> come in, as https://wiki.php.net/rfc/voting states that
>>>> "There'd be a
>>>> minimum of 2 weeks between when an RFC that touches the language is
>>> brought
>>>> up on this list and when it's voted on is required." and while the code
>>>> impact for this rfc is really small (modifying the version numbers),
>> but
>>> it
>>>> is an important decision for the project and for the language.
>>>> sorry if it feels being too bureaucratic
>>>
>>> That refers to the minimum time for discussion, I don’t think we need 2
>>> weeks for a vote. In a week’s time when the vote would end, if it looks
>>> like not enough people have voted, I suppose it could be extended.
>>
>>
>> argh, you I right, the relevant part is "The voting has minimal period of 1
>> week, which can be extended when circumstances warrant it.", so one week is
>> fine by the rules.
>>
>> --
>> Ferenc Kovács
>> @Tyr43l - http://tyrael.hu
>
> Wow, looks like the PHP 7 votes are dominating so far. If you want to
> avoid the confusion and ridicule that will result from skipping a version
> increment, I suggest you remember to cast your vote.
Let's keep this clean and not start a 100 email thread restating what both view points have
already said many times or do an artificial rally.
>
> Editorial aside, I'm glad that the two sides were able to come together and
> get this to a vote finally.
>
> --Kris