News - PHP Community Site

I would like to propose a news item for http://www.php.net/. I am coordinating an effort to create a community site for PHP. This is not similar to past efforts in the sense that this site is being created by the community, not just for the community. I think more exposure can help to ensure that this project adapts to the needs and desires of the community as much as possible. There is a small group of people who are managing this project. There are four of us are members of the PHP development team and others who are leaders in the community. Everyone involved with this project is only interested in giving something back to the community. O'Reilly has offered to sponsor us with a server and bandwidth, and I realize that such commercial interest in this project might raise questions (Well, Goba made me realize this). I have received offers of help from other commercial entities as well, such as PHP Magazine. However, I believe that such interest is at least mostly good-natured. While I'm sure these groups would like to receive something in return (a mention in the credits, advertising, etc.), in no way will their interests guide the project. The managing committee will make all decisions, and we will drop any sponsor who seems to be acting against the best wishes of the community. If this project seems like a good cause worthy of being mentioned in php.net's news, I hope you will include the announcement included at the bottom of this email. Thanks for your consideration. Chris -------------------------------------------------- <h1>PHP Community Site Project Announced</h1> <p> <span class="newsdate">[07-Dec-2003]</span> Members of the PHP community are seeking volunteers to help develop the first Web site that is created both by the community and for the community. The features of this project will be driven by the needs and desires of the community as much as possible and may include such things as blogs, news, FAQs, articles, links, and tutorials. </p> <p> If you would like to contribute, please contact <a href="mailto:shiflett@php.net">Chris Shiflett</a>, who is coordinating this project. There is a need for every type of contributor, including developers, translators, administrators, designers, writers, and advocates. For more information, you can read the initial announcement at <a href="http://shiflett.org/archive/19">http://shiflett.org/archive/19</a>. </p>