> > > > > Historically, I have been against mbstring being enabled by default. > > My feelings towards anything being enabled by default, unless it is > > considered core functionality, is pretty negative though. > > The reasoning to consider a extension as a part of core, is prone > to be obscure. It's interesting what would happen if mysql > extension turned > out to be harmful. >
but the mysql extension isn't invasive of other parts of the language, and can be safely disabled. I do not believe mbstring can be safely disabled, and i do not think that you have the transparent stuff disabled by default. the theory of mbstring is good; i am just concerned that a: it really hasn't been explained and discussed much on list, and b: there are two development trees, which just doesn't make sense. it's like some kind of underground secret society or something... -- james -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
