vB3 "development" is not restarting
At least not in the way thay thread leads you to believe, its just taking facts and turning them into fiction.
The reality is that for 3.8.8 Im going to be working on php 5.4 compatability (and a couple of MySQL compatability updates). Thats it.
Ive also been asked to look into what would be required for php 5.5, but thats for some point in the future, and may not come to anything.
ATM, only php 5.4 is on the table.
Anyone who tells you anything other than this is making it up, this 3.8.8 update is currently my project, so Im the one who know whats going into it.