Re: [PDO] Re: An Idea for PDO 2

On 03.02.2008, at 19:24, Steph Fox wrote:

>> I see no point to discuss solutions for some unknown entities willing
>> to contribute  when they do not consider to introduce themselves.  
>> When
>> they don't explain clearly why we should do the move and what will be
>> the actual gains for us (read: for "us" not for them). Until a step  
>> in
>> this/our direction is not done, I will not see a point to think about
>> solutions as it means they don't really care about us but Zend and
>> associates (as they seem to communicate only with them as far as I
>> understand).
>
> Pierre has a point here. So far we've heard from: Wez, Andi and Jay.  
> (We've also heard from Dan, Adam and David, but none of them have  
> declared an interest.)

Right .. for example we have not yet heard from anyone from Microsoft ..

> Now, PECL has a couple of CLA'd modules already. I don't like them  
> being there, and you have stated your own opinion loud and clear. I  
> think we should be looking for some way to separate out CLA'd PECL  
> modules to elsewhere but leave the PECL structure in place for those  
> modules. It's important to offer at least that much, because as long  
> as the licensing is sound, CLA'd or not CLA'd doesn't impact end  
> users - just contributors.

Well thanks to a separate PEAR channel, we have all the infrastructure  
easily setup to have a different place for users to pick up the code.  
Or are you more concerned about the CVS, than the distribution of the  
packages?

> How about this one: there's PECLA (I like my babies), where CLA'd  
> development takes place. pecla/module commit info goes to the pecl- 
> cvs list, as with pecl/module commit info. On release, a PECLA  
> module is no longer under CLA. It's copied to PECL, becomes a  
> standard PECL module and is subject to all the normal PECL ins-and- 
> out. PECLA development is effectively read-only, but _all_ of PECL  
> development is open access. CLA'd modules currently in PECL would be  
> moved to PECLA.

Why copy to PECL in this case? Shouldnt it just be part of the PHP  
distribution QA process?

>
regards,
Lukas