PHP 5.3.0 Compatibility

[eluser]Derek Jones[/eluser]
Oh sorry, jedd, I thought the 'no new features' was in reference to the upcoming CI 1.7.2 release.

We actually encourage short tags in view files, as it promotes readability, particularly for designers with little scripting knowledge, who are likely to have to get their hands inside a view file at some point. CI will rewrite short tags in view files for you if the server doesn't support it. But for redistributable code, you absolutely must avoid short tags in your controllers, models, libraries, etc. since CI cannot rewrite those for you.