Re: [RFC] Working Groups

On Tue, May 26, 2026, at 11:15 AM, Ben Ramsey wrote: > I'm opening discussion on an RFC to create a policy for PHP project > working groups: > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/working_groups > > The RFC "establishes a framework for the creation, operation, and > dissolution of working groups within the PHP Project. It provides a > structured, transparent mechanism for managing discrete projects or > activities (whether technical, infrastructural, or otherwise) undertaken > by the Community. As such, it ensures that each working group is clearly > chartered, time-bound, and actively led, thereby addressing > organizational gaps that often leave new and existing volunteers > uncertain about who to talk to or how to contribute." > > I created the first draft of this RFC a few years ago but decided > against formally proposing and discussing it on the list. Roman's recent > social media policy RFC[1] made me change my mind. I think the time for > defining formal working groups in the PHP project is here. > > Under a working groups policy, someone could propose a marketing > communications working group to manage and make decisions about how the > PHP project communicates with its community. > > Another example is that someone (i.e., Derick) could propose an > infrastructure working group for managing all the systems, credentials, > etc. for the PHP project. This group already exists informally, but a > working group would formalize it. (A potential charter for such a > working group is provided as an example in the RFC.) > > Cheers, > Ben > > > [1]: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/social-media-policy I'm not sure why this has gotten so little (any?) feedback. It's actually incredibly important to help unblock a lot of support tasks for the PHP project and ecosystem. I fully support this proposal. --Larry Garfield