Joe, Thanks for bringing this up in it's own thread, it is needed. I have voiced a similar concern a couple of times but was pretty much overlooked or, similar to what has happened in this thread, discounted by some.
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/php-fig/e9qZue8nZXM/J2biNBc3DgAJ https://groups.google.com/d/msg/php-fig/h3wrQePdzfc/jkw9LmvDDgAJ I don't believe the FIG is done, but I do think there needs to be a separate body for some of the things that have little to do with INTEROPERABILITY, which is SUPPOSED to be the goals of this group. How we do that...I don't know. But I think as I said previously: Let there be a new body created, separated from the FIG, and let them do as > they wish. If they adopt PSRs created by the FIG, so be it. If the FIG > finds some things in this new org that meet with their mission, so be it. > > However, and this is important, this new body should work WITH the > FIG. Not above it and not as a subordinate. But hand-in-hand to create > standards that work both for the projects AND for the community. > Regards, Adam Culp IBMiToolkit On Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 11:38:23 AM UTC-4, Joe Ferguson wrote: > > Is it time to call FIG complete? > > As someone who feels like FIG 3.0 is a step in the right direction, and > can empathize with those against it, I'd like to offer an observation: > > Maybe it's time to call FIG complete. FIG accomplished it's primary goals > (Bringing frameworks together to build interoperable packages / standards). > > Now FIG is digging into areas that don't fit frameworks and is struggling > to find it's identity - as if it's lost. I don't think FIG is lost, I think > FIG is fighting to stay relevant when the mission has been accomplished. > > I would rather see FIG marked complete, and those leaders interested in > moving forward start a new PHP Standards Body that would adopt (not claim) > the previous PSRs from FIG and begin work on more standards for the > language, not frameworks or packages. > > -- > - Joe Ferguson > JoeFerguson.me > MemphisPHP.org > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PHP Framework Interoperability Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to php-fig+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to php-fig@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/php-fig/a665553e-3b1d-4d45-9ce8-238cee31b360%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
