Re: [PDO] Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] An Idea for PDO 2

[email protected] (Christopher Jones)
Newsgroups php.internals,php.pdo
Message-ID <[email protected]>

Pierre Joye wrote:
> Hi Chris,
> 
> On Feb 14, 2008 2:48 AM, Christopher Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Pierre Joye wrote:
>>  > The targets were these/this companies(y) pushing CLA in php.net when
>>  > it is not necessary to contribute. It has been proven already since
>>  > months on a nearly daily basis.
>>  >
>>  > For example:
>>  > http://blogs.oracle.com/opal/discuss/msgReader$268
>>
>> My understanding is that because of its collaborative nature,
>> contributing to PDO V2 has new and very different implications.
> 
> You mean its collaborative and restrictive nature?

No - its collaborative nature.

> 
>> Arguments using past contributions to show the ad-hoc development
>> model is feasible are (unfortunately) not tenable
> 
> Again, please see my other posts. Since my last post, nothing has been
> brought to the list to clarify the situation. Important questions like
> who is asking a CLA

That has already been stated.  This is not an "us and them"
situation since each party has different requirements.

> who will contribute and what will be brought on board? 

That has also been stated: expertise and person-power.

The fine points will depend on the community, a term that includes data
access providers (I'm using that name since not all are actual "vendors"),
and the model the community chooses to accept.

 > Why did they not take contact with us?

We did.  It just took a very long time.  Think of it as a normal "is
this idea possible" chat that took place in very, very, very slow motion.

Chris



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