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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2024 17:30:37 +0000
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Subject: [PHP-DEV] Re: Release Managers for PHP 8.4
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From: bukka@php.net (Jakub Zelenka)

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On Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 3:37=E2=80=AFPM Jakub Zelenka <bukka@php.net> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> It's time to start the process of finding and electing RMs for the next
> minor PHP release.
>
> We are looking for three souls to take on this role. Whomsoever is electe=
d
> will be guided and helped by the current, as well as previous RMs and the
> excellent documentation in release-process.md [1].
>
> Candidates should have a reasonable knowledge of internals, be confident
> about merging pull requests without breaking backward compatibility, doin=
g
> triage for bugs, liaising with previous release managers, and generally
> getting the branch in good shape, as these are among the activities you
> will be undertaking as release manager. Ideally, at least one of
> candidate should be a core developer that can assess more technical PR's.
> Other candidates do not necessarily need to have deep knowledge of
> internals but should understand above mentioned points.
>
> Notably, at least one of the volunteers must be a "veteran" release
> manager, meaning they have participated in at least one release of PHP in
> the past. The other may be an additional veteran, or more ideally, someon=
e
> new to the RM role (in order to increase our supply of veteran RMs).
>
> Please put your name forward here if you wish to be considered a
> candidate. An initial TODO page has been added to the wiki and contains
> provisional dates for GA and pre-releases [2].
>
> [1] https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/docs/release-process.md
> [2] https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84
>
> Let's all make PHP awesome!
> Jakub Zelenka, Eric Mann & Pierrick Charron
>
>
Apology I forgot add the deadline for the volunteer search and the voting
phase:

Applications will be accepted until 31 March 2024 12:00:00 UTC

Elections (if needed) will start on 1 April and run until 15 April 12:00:00
UTC

Cheers

Jakub

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 3:37=E2=80=AFPM Ja=
kub Zelenka &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bukka@php.net">bukka@php.net</a>&gt; wrot=
e:<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi all,<br><br>It&#39;s time to start the pr=
ocess of finding and electing RMs for the next minor PHP=C2=A0<span>release=
</span>.<br><br>We are looking for three souls to take on this role. Whomso=
ever is elected will be guided and helped by the current, as well as previo=
us RMs and the excellent documentation in=C2=A0<span>release</span>-process=
.md [1].<br><br>Candidates should have a reasonable knowledge of internals,=
 be confident about merging pull requests without breaking backward compati=
bility, doing triage for bugs, liaising with previous=C2=A0<span>release</s=
pan>=C2=A0<span>managers</span>, and generally getting the branch in good s=
hape, as these are among the activities you will be undertaking as=C2=A0<sp=
an>release</span>=C2=A0<span>manager</span>. Ideally, at least one of candi=
date should be a core developer that can assess more technical PR&#39;s. Ot=
her candidates do not necessarily need to have deep knowledge of internals =
but should understand above mentioned points.<br><br>Notably, at least one =
of the volunteers must be a &quot;veteran&quot;=C2=A0<span>release</span>=
=C2=A0<span>manager</span>, meaning they have participated in at least one=
=C2=A0<span>release</span>=C2=A0of PHP in the past. The other may be an add=
itional veteran, or more ideally, someone new to the RM role (in order to i=
ncrease our supply of veteran RMs).<br><br>Please put your name forward her=
e if you wish to be considered a candidate. An initial TODO page has been a=
dded to the wiki and contains provisional dates for GA and pre-releases [2]=
.<br><br>[1]=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/doc=
s/release-process.md" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://github.c=
om/php/php-src/blob/master/docs/<span>release</span>-process.md</a><br>[2]=
=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=
=3D"_blank">https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84</a><br><br>Let&#39;s all make P=
HP awesome!<br>Jakub Zelenka, Eric Mann &amp; Pierrick Charron<div></div><b=
r></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Apology I forgot add the deadline =
for the volunteer search and the voting phase:<br><br>Applications will be =
accepted until 31 March 2024 12:00:00 UTC<br><br>Elections (if needed) will=
 start on 1 April and run until 15 April 12:00:00 UTC<br></div><div><br></d=
iv><div>Cheers</div><div><br></div><div>Jakub<br></div></div></div>

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