[TYPO3-dev] RFC - Remove DBAL in total

[ries van Twisk]

On Jan 21, 2009, at 10:23 AM, Mathias Schreiber [wmdb >] wrote:

> Dmitry Dulepov schrieb:
>> Hi!
>>
>> Mathias Schreiber [wmdb >] wrote:
>>> If DBAL is such a killer feature... why doesn't it work?
>>
>> Because core developers are not paid to implement features
>> or fix bugs. They fix whatever they want to fix... Free work means
> free choice for the developers.
>>
>
> Correct and agreed.
> My intention is to make the developers lifes much easier so they don't
> have to worry about new core tickets.
>
> But still I miss some sort of real argument in order to get this
> discussion into a bit more productive manner (including myself).
>
> Let me get things started:
> Make DBAL a standalone extension:
> PROs:
> ---------------------------------
> - less hassle to maintain over TYPO3_SRC releases
> - possibility to attach TYPO3 version requirements to the ext
> - ship only what one needs - supply what one *could* need externaly
>
>
> CONs:
> ---------------------------------
> - Need to download an extension when you need the extension
>
> Feel free to join the discussion.
>
> enjoy
> Mattes

Mattes,

why is it such a big deal to remove a couple of kb from core,
it's not used by most people and the people that needs it knows what  
they are doing (and it really works).

I 'might' have the discussion still, but there was a large discussion  
on IRC once about this and back then everybody decided
to keep it in core, I don't know the exact reason anymore.

Ries