On 6/20/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Dries Buytaert</b> <<a href="mailto:dries.buytaert@gmail.com">dries.buytaert@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>On 19 Jun 2007, at 12:19, Robert Douglass wrote:<br>> This is not the time to be timid. We as developers know deep in our<br>> hearts that PHP5 is the best thing for Drupal. The amazing<br>> resonance that Larry and I have been receiving from the developers
<br>> on other projects shows that we're not alone in thinking this.<br><br>I'm playing devil's advocate to make sure that we're all on the same<br>page, and that we understand the consequences of this bet. We're
<br>putting a lot at risk here.<br><br>Mark my words: a PHP5-only Drupal 7 will leave many, many Drupal<br>users behind.<br></blockquote></div><br>Dries is making the same point I made here:<br><a href="http://lists.drupal.org/pipermail/development/2007-June/024609.html">
http://lists.drupal.org/pipermail/development/2007-June/024609.html</a><br clear="all"><br>We have to be aware that this is a gamble (with a good cause, good<br>results, and good chance of success). <br><br>However, what if the world stays back? Just think of it and what the
<br>impact is if that (hopefully unlikely) situation arises.<br>-- <br><a href="http://2bits.com">2bits.com</a><br><a href="http://2bits.com">http://2bits.com</a><br>Drupal development, customization and consulting.