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Date: Tue, 3 May 2022 22:08:09 -0500
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To: Ben Ramsey <ramsey@php.net>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PHP 8.2 Release Manager Selection
From: joe@joeferguson.me (Joe Ferguson)

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Hello Internals,

I would like to support Eric Mann's efforts as release manager. I've
followed Eric's work for several years now and have been fortunate to meet
in person at various conferences. I believe he would be an asset to the PHP
project as a release manager.

On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 8:25 PM Ben Ramsey <ramsey@php.net> wrote:

> > On May 3, 2022, at 12:23, Aaron Junker <aaron.junker@outlook.com> wrote=
:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > The week, where applications were open is over. And I also saw the
> available candidates already got mentioned on the wiki page of PHP 8.2. S=
o
> I'm curious when will voting start and how long will it last?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Aaron
>
>
> Our release manager selection process doesn=E2=80=99t specify a timeframe=
 during
> which applications should remain open, and Christoph didn=E2=80=99t speci=
fy any
> dates/times in his initial email[^1]. In the past, we=E2=80=99ve left the
> application period open for over a month or longer[^2].
>
> However, given the late start to this process and the impending approach
> of the first 8.2 alpha, we=E2=80=99ll speed things along a bit.
>
> According to the Release Process RFC[^3], =E2=80=9Ca week between the las=
t call
> and the vote should be sufficient.=E2=80=9D
>
> **Consider this the =E2=80=9Clast call=E2=80=9D for volunteers.**
>
> We will close applications on 10 May and open the polls for voting for on=
e
> week, with voting closing on 17 May. This will give the new RMs just unde=
r
> a month to prepare for the Alpha 1 release on 9 June.
>
> Earlier, Joe tossed his name into the hat as the veteran RM =E2=80=9Cif n=
o other
> veteran comes forward.=E2=80=9D He and I have discussed that it might be =
a good
> practice to have one of the rookie RMs from the current release serve as
> the veteran for the next release. In this way, any new advances or change=
s
> to the process will be carried forward to the =E2=80=9Cnext generation=E2=
=80=9D much more
> smoothly. (Please note, we=E2=80=99re not making this a formal rule. If w=
e want to
> codify this as a requirement, someone will make an RFC.)
>
> With that in mind, I=E2=80=99m volunteering as the veteran RM for 8.2. Th=
is
> shouldn=E2=80=99t stop other veterans from volunteering. If that happens,=
 we=E2=80=99ll
> vote on the veteran RM, as well as the rookie.
>
> Best of luck, everyone!
>
> Cheers,
> Ben
>
>
> [^1]: https://externals.io/message/117595#117595
> [^2]: https://externals.io/message/113334#113334
> [^3]: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/releaseprocess#release_managers_selection
>


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- Joe Ferguson
JoeFerguson.me
osmihelp.org

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