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====== Request for Comments: Voting on PHP features ====== | ====== Request for Comments: Voting on PHP features ====== | ||
- | * Version: 1.0 | + | * Version: 1.2 |
- | * Date: 2011-06-05 | + | * Date: 2019-02-22 |
* Author: Zeev Suraski, Pierre Joye, David Soria Parra | * Author: Zeev Suraski, Pierre Joye, David Soria Parra | ||
- | * Status: | + | * Status: |
* First Published at: [[http:// | * First Published at: [[http:// | ||
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The proposal should be initiated by one of its authors. If the proposal is a repeated one, re-proposed by somebody else, the proposer should discuss it with the original author, if possible, and add himself to the RFC author list before proposing it. | The proposal should be initiated by one of its authors. If the proposal is a repeated one, re-proposed by somebody else, the proposer should discuss it with the original author, if possible, and add himself to the RFC author list before proposing it. | ||
- | If the proposer is not a member of php.net and thus can not create RFCs on the wiki, he should recruit one of the members for help or request membership. | + | If the proposer is not a member of php.net and thus can not create RFCs on the wiki, they should recruit one of the members for help or request membership. |
===== Discussion period ===== | ===== Discussion period ===== | ||
- | There' | + | There' |
This does not preclude discussion on the merits on any idea or proposal on the list without formally submitting it as a proposal, but the discussion time is measured only since the formal discussion announcement as described above. | This does not preclude discussion on the merits on any idea or proposal on the list without formally submitting it as a proposal, but the discussion time is measured only since the formal discussion announcement as described above. | ||
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===== Voting ===== | ===== Voting ===== | ||
- | The author decides when it's time to move ahead and call a vote on the RFC. If the author feels that there' | + | The author decides when it's time to move ahead and call a vote on the RFC. If the author feels that there' |
The vote is announced on the mailing list in a separate thread by sending an email with the subject **[VOTE]**. It should reference the RFCs being voted on and if there are different options discussed, explain these options. It should also contain the URL of the page where the vote is taking place. | The vote is announced on the mailing list in a separate thread by sending an email with the subject **[VOTE]**. It should reference the RFCs being voted on and if there are different options discussed, explain these options. It should also contain the URL of the page where the vote is taking place. | ||
- | The voting has minimal period of 1 week, which can be extended when circumstances warrant it. | + | Votes should be open for two weeks at minimum, at the authors discretion this may be extended, for example during holiday periods. |
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+ | A valid voting period must be declared | ||
===== Required Majority ===== | ===== Required Majority ===== | ||
- | Given that changes to languages (as opposed to changes to apps or even frameworks) are for the most part irreversible | + | **Note:** This section has been amended by the [[rfc: |
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+ | The primary vote of an RFC, determining overall acceptance | ||
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+ | Additionally, | ||
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+ | For procedural | ||
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In order to save valuable time, it will not be allowed to bring up a rejected proposal up for another vote, unless one of the following happens: | In order to save valuable time, it will not be allowed to bring up a rejected proposal up for another vote, unless one of the following happens: | ||
* 6 months pass from the time of the previous vote, OR | * 6 months pass from the time of the previous vote, OR | ||
- | * The author(s) make substantial changes to the proposal. | + | * The author(s) make substantial changes to the proposal. |
===== Who can vote ===== | ===== Who can vote ===== | ||
- | There' | + | There' |
The proposal here is for two audiences to participate in the voting process: | The proposal here is for two audiences to participate in the voting process: | ||
- | * People with php.net | + | * People with php.net |
- | * Representatives from the PHP community, that will be chosen by those with php.net | + | * Representatives from the PHP community, that will be chosen by those with php.net |
* Lead developers of PHP based projects (frameworks, | * Lead developers of PHP based projects (frameworks, | ||
* regular participant of internals discussions | * regular participant of internals discussions |
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