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Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 20:44:36 -0500
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PHP 8.2 Release Manager Selection
From: ramsey@php.net (Ben Ramsey)

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> On May 3, 2022, at 20:24, Ben Ramsey <ramsey@php.net> wrote:
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>> On May 3, 2022, at 12:23, Aaron Junker <aaron.junker@outlook.com> =
wrote:
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>> Hi all,
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>> 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. =
So I'm curious when will voting start and how long will it last?
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>> Thanks in advance
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>> Aaron
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> Our release manager selection process doesn=E2=80=99t specify a =
timeframe during which applications should remain open, and Christoph =
didn=E2=80=99t specify 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].
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> 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.
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> According to the Release Process RFC[^3], =E2=80=9Ca week between the =
last call and the vote should be sufficient.=E2=80=9D
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> **Consider this the =E2=80=9Clast call=E2=80=9D for volunteers.**
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> We will close applications on 10 May and open the polls for voting for =
one week, with voting closing on 17 May. This will give the new RMs just =
under a month to prepare for the Alpha 1 release on 9 June.
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> Earlier, Joe tossed his name into the hat as the veteran RM =E2=80=9Cif =
no 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 changes 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 we want to codify this =
as a requirement, someone will make an RFC.)
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> With that in mind, I=E2=80=99m volunteering as the veteran RM for 8.2. =
This 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.
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> Best of luck, everyone!
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> Cheers,
> Ben
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> [^1]: https://externals.io/message/117595#117595
> [^2]: https://externals.io/message/113334#113334
> [^3]: =
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/releaseprocess#release_managers_selection


Hi, all!

Last call was a week ago, and applications are now closed. Thank you, =
everyone, who applied to volunteer as an RM!

We will put together the polls and announce the vote soon, so stay =
tuned.

Cheers,
Ben


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