Does refactoring count as a feature?

[Oleg]

I want to ask for clarification of the "feature freeze" outlined in viewtopic.php?f=84&t=33015.

Let's say I change organization of some code by creating functions and moving code from global scope into functions, or alternatively break up functions into smaller functions. In this process I only change the code to the extent necessary to move it.

1. Do such modifications count as features for the purposes of feature freeze?

2. Do they require an RFC?

[rxu]

In my personal opinion code reorganization has nothing to do with features, and thus it shouldn't require RFC.

[naderman]

I agree that it is not a feature, however our goal for Ascraeus was not to refactor everything just for the sake of cleaning it up (would be too much work, that's what phpBB4 is aimed at ). But if some feature/bug requires code changes anyway, you may as well refactor related code.