Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Deprecations for PHP 8.6

Hi

On 2026-07-16 12:55, Nick Sdot wrote:
> after talking to Gina and Tim I would like to ask here if there would 
> be any objections against me, under "minor change", removing the 
> "deprecate static properties" part from my >Deprecate using "namespace" 
> as a class constant or static property name< contribution to the RFC -- 
> hence limiting the scope.
> 
> Reason: for what my RFC intended deprecating using "namespace" as a 
> static class property is not actually required; and using "class" as 
> static property name is also legal although it is a reserved keyword. 
> Not deprecating "name" in class constants would roughly lead to -50% 
> from the impact analysis Juliette did.

For this bulk deprecation RFC where each proposal is fully independent, 
I consider it acceptable to retract entire proposals until the last 
minute without being considered a change.

For your case of removing an *independent sub-proposal of a deprecation 
proposal*, I consider an “informal poll” as you did to be acceptable to 
seek agreement on the narrowing - but any objection must be considered a 
hard-no. Personally I don't object against this specific change.

Best regards
Tim Düsterhus