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Using and Mentioning Third-party Packages in PHP Documentation and Web Projects (process) View as Markdown

Withdrawn
Authors
Jim Winstead, jimw@php.net
Date
2024-08-24
Version
0.2
Source
wiki.php.net/rfc/web-and-doc-use-not-endorsement

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[RFC] [Discussion] Using and Mentioning Third-party Packages in PHP Documentation and Web Projects
by Jim Winstead · 31 messages

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Introduction

The PHP project has had a long-standing but unwritten, vague, and inconsistently applied proscription against mentioning or using third-party PHP projects on the grounds that it implies some sort of endorsement over other third-party projects. This has impacted the web projects (bugs.php.net, etc) and documentation in ways that seem harmful to the overall PHP community.

Proposal

Adopt this statement of principle:

The web, documentation, infrastructure, and any auxiliary projects within the PHP Project can use or document the existence of third-party PHP projects as part of their roles in supporting the overall PHP community. Such use does not represent endorsement of those third-party projects by the PHP Project.

Open Issues

  • None yet.

Future Scope

  • None, except this guidance could be changed in the future by another RFC or subsequent governance mechanism.

Proposed Voting Choices

  • Adopt the statement of principle in this proposal? Yes/No

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