[VOTE] PHP License Update

Hi all!

I have opened voting on the PHP License Update RFC.

RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php_license_update
Discussion: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/127984
php-src PR: https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/20904
web-php PR: https://github.com/php/web-php/pull/1762

The vote will end on 2026-04-04 00:00 UTC.

Cheers,
Ben

I wanted to post a quick follow-up to remind everyone of the ongoing
vote on this RFC. Voting will end on 2026-04-04 00:00 UTC.

As I shared on social media, I'd love to have as many folks vote on this
as possible, especially any of those who have contributed code to core
over the past 30 years. Seeing your stamp of approval not only means a
lot to me, but it will help assuage any legal concerns others might have.

That said, I believe all legal concerns have been addressed, no one has
raised any concerns, and the PHP Group, Zend/Perforce, and legal counsel
have all signed off on the proposal. Having your affirmative vote serves
to reinforce there are no concerns from copyright holders.

So, spread the word and encourage those who have contributed in the past
to dust off their logins and exercise their vote!

Cheers,
Ben

Hi all!

I have opened voting on the PHP License Update RFC.

RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php_license_update
Discussion: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/127984
php-src PR: https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/20904
web-php PR: https://github.com/php/web-php/pull/1762

The vote will end on 2026-04-04 00:00 UTC.

Cheers,
Ben

Voting on the PHP License Update RFC has closed, and the RFC passes with
51 Yes, 0 No, and 2 Abstain.

Thank you, all, for voting!

I have rebased the following PRs to implement these changes in php-src
and web-php, and they are ready to merge:

• https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/20904
• https://github.com/php/web-php/pull/1762

I have also opened the following PR on the policies repository. This was
something Tim suggested in the discussion thread:

• https://github.com/php/policies/pull/29

Cheers,
Ben