Thanks for your input Wil. We are going to work on an "ideal integration" and a proposal. Until this is ready and accepted users will be able to find more info on the FirePHP website.
Christoph > This concern is precisely why we're promoting an 'extras' library in the > new proposal process: > http://framework.zend.com/wiki/display/ZFPROP/New+Proposal+Process+Detai > l+Draft. I haven't looked in to the value proposition here in any detail > myself, but it seems that many people in this forum find it at least > very intriguing. If someone is willing to put the effort in to put in a > proposal and meet our code and documentation quality guidelines, given a > critical mass of ZF developers seeing value here there is no reason we > shouldn't include it as part of the framework. But you're right- there > are lots of external dependencies, so maybe this isn't something that > Zend could support well. That's where 'extras' might come in. > And let me make this perfectly clear- we would fully expect that there > will be components in 'extras' that are more popular than those in the > standard library. We will also do everything we can to make sure extras > get as much exposure and are as adoptable as the components in the > standard library. The only significant difference is whether Zend can > support them with its paid support subscription; that's all. > So, I would say put together a proposal and don't worry about whether it > is a candidate for the standard library or not. If it ends up there then > great. If not, then great- it should share the same benefits that the ZF > project can bring to any PHP5 library. > > Hope that helps. > ,Wil
