The lowest common denominator paints us all into a corner.<br>Forward to an object oriented paradigm!<br><br>Victor Kane<br><a href="http://awebfactory.com.ar">http://awebfactory.com.ar</a><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
On 3/24/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Morbus Iff</b> <<a href="mailto:morbus@disobey.com">morbus@disobey.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
> The mesage of the day from Rasmus with which<br> > I wholeheartedly agree: we could lead instead of follow.<br>> Let Drupal 7 be PHP 5 only.<br><br>I agree, and disagree. From a developer standpoint, I agree: I like
<br>having and using the newest versions of everything, and if my favorite<br>software forces me to "remember" to upgrade, so be it.<br><br>But, from a service provider standpoint (ie., I provide a service to<br>
people who use Drupal or, alternatively, Drupal is a service I provide),<br>I disagree entirely. The lowest common denominator, within reason [1],<br>is what a service should attain. The fact that Rasmus suggested we be<br>
leaders provides less weight than if anyone else suggested it: for<br>obvious reasons, he has a vested interest in making sure people use the<br>latest version of his software, just like we have a vested interest in<br>making people use the latest version of ours.
<br><br>As for forcing it in contrib, as someone else suggested, the only real<br>modules that could make any sort of movement there are the Top 10s and,<br>for the exact same reason as Service Provider, probably /won't/ do so.
<br>Do we /really/ want to lose a user of Drupal because Views can't be<br>installed on a web host? As a developer, I say "Good riddance". As a<br>service provider, I say no. Unfortunately, my feelings as a service
<br>provider allow my developer side to continue working.<br><br>[1] And I mean "latest version of PHP 4", not "PHP 3", reason.<br><br>--<br>Morbus Iff ( take this ming! i'm sick of your dynasty! )
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