Re: Re: [RFC] Remove the links to X.com from PHP.net

On Fri, May 1, 2026, 9:32 AM Rowan Tommins [IMSoP] <imsop.php@rwec.co.uk> wrote: > On 1 May 2026 12:56:41 BST, Andrey Andreev <narf@devilix.net> wrote: > >However, I don't understand why unlinking this X account from php.net > >should wait for all of the bureaucracy to play out first. > > For one thing, removing the link doesn't actually solve the problem. The > account is still there for people to find, marked "official", under the > control of someone who disputes the right of the project to control it. > > If nobody was offering to tackle the problem, it would be a stop-gap, but > Roman *is* offering to tackle it. > > I'm not *against* removing the link, if it's otherwise unanimous, but it > seems wasteful to have two parallel debates on the same topic. > > > Rowan Tommins > [IMSoP] > If I read between the lines correctly, the person who currently controls the account doesn't dispute the right of the project to control it, rather the right of the project sans a method of governance to control it. If that's an accurate read, the RFC to establish governance, should it be approved, would solve both issues. >