http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/main/main.c?r1=1.262&r2=1.263 guess who made that commit...
I wish I remembered what the rationale for that was, but of course I don't. Anyway, in 7 years there might be a bit of a change in how people use PHP, and that of course doesn't support the point of short tags being evil in general.
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