Re: [RFC] Release Manager Selection

On Sat, 28 Mar 2026, Ben Ramsey wrote: > On 3/27/26 13:15, Tim Düsterhus wrote: > > > > please find the following RFC that is intended to clarify the > > “Release Manager Selection” policy for future PHP versions: > > > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/release_manager_selection_policy > > > > It is written in response to this email in the PHP 8.6 RM selection > > thread that pointed out possible ambiguity with regard to who is > > allowed to apply as a RM and as to how to interpret the results of > > the vote: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/130402 > > I'm not sure I like the notion or language of "hands-off" vs. > "hands-on" release managers. What we've effectively practiced since at > least PHP 8.1 is this: > > 1. At least 3 RMs per release > 2. At least 1 of the RMs MUST be a veteran to advise the others > 3. At least 2 of the RMs MUST be active during their tenure > > The RMs themselves decide how they want to organize their schedules. I > don't think the policy needs to be much more rigid than this. > > It's okay for more than 1 RM to be a veteran, provided at least one of > the 3 RMs is a veteran. > > I think it's okay for someone to be an RM on up to 2 actively > supported versions of PHP at the same time. They'll need to work > together with their fellow RMs to ensure their duties are adequately > covered, but I disagree with designating whether anyone is "hands-on" > or "hands-off." I agree with all of these points. I don't think we even should say that a "veteran RM being one of the RMs of the *previous* PHP version". A previously active one should be fine too. cheers, Derick