PHP 8.1 Preparation Tasks
- Elect managers
- Triage bugs.php.net for PHP 8.1
- Triage github pull requests
- Push appropriate RFC at appropriate time
Timetable
Based upon a target GA in late November. Individual releases may be added or removed to accommodate development progress.
- Tag on Tuesday, release on Thursday
- 6 months pre-release phase
| Date | Release |
|---|---|
| Jun 10 2021 | Alpha 1 Announce Files |
| Jun 24 2021 | Alpha 2 Announce Files |
| Jul 08 2021 | Alpha 3 Announce Files |
| Jul 20 2021 | Feature freeze |
| Jul 22 2021 | Beta 1 Announce Files |
| Aug 05 2021 | Beta 2 Announce Files |
| Aug 19 2021 | Beta 3 Announce Files |
| Sep 02 2021 | RC 1 Announce Files |
| Sep 16 2021 | RC 2 Announce Files |
| Sep 30 2021 | RC 3 Announce Files |
| Oct 14 2021 | RC 4 Announce Files |
| Oct 28 2021 | RC 5 Announce Files |
| Nov 11 2021 | RC 6 Announce Files |
| Nov 25 2021 | GA |
Release Managers
- Veteran: Joe Watkins
- Rookie 1: Ben Ramsey
- Rookie A: Patrick Allaert
Volunteers
This list only contains individuals who have formally and publicly volunteered via the internals mailing list.
Veteran volunteer(s):
Rookie candidates listed in the order in which they formally volunteered:
Voting
With eight candidates and two seats available, it may be necessary to go out to sixth preference before finding two elections. While this is unlikely, you are encouraged to use all six votes. If you vote for the same person twice, this will not help that person's chances, it will only throw away one of your votes and deprioritize the remaining ones, so please cast unique votes.
Voting using STV (Single Transferable Vote) started on April 12th, 2021. Voting will be open until April 26th, 2021. Tie breaking will be at the discretion of the prior branch RMs.
1st Preference
Select your first preference for 8.1 Release Manager here.
2nd Preference
Select your second preference for 8.1 Release Manager here. If your first preference is eliminated in round 1, your vote will be reallocated based on second preference.
3rd Preference
Select your third preference for 8.1 Release Manager here. If both your first and second preferences are eliminated in earlier rounds, your vote will be reallocated based on your third preference.
4th Preference
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5th Preference
Select your fifth preference for 8.1 Release Manager here. If your top four preferences are eliminated in earlier rounds, your vote will be reallocated based on your fifth preference.
6th Preference
Select your sixth preference for 8.1 Release Manager here. If all other preferences are eliminated in earlier rounds, your vote will be reallocated based on your sixth preference.
