===== PHP 8.0 Preparation Tasks =====

  * Elect managers
  * Triage bugs.php.net for PHP 8.0
  * Triage github pull requests
  * Push appropriate RFC at appropriate time

===== Timetable =====

Based upon PHP 7.4 release schedule

  * Tag on Tuesday, release on Thursday
  * 6 months pre-release phase

^ Date           ^ Release ^
| Jun 25 2020    | Alpha 1 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/110730|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~pollita/|Files]] |
| Jul 09 2020    | Alpha 2 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/110891|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~carusogabriel/|Files]] |
| Jul 23 2020    | Alpha 3 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/111148|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~carusogabriel/|Files]] |
| Aug 04 2020    | Feature freeze |
| Aug 06 2020    | Beta 1 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/111359|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~carusogabriel/|Files]] |
| Aug 20 2020    | Beta 2 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/111669|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~pollita/|Files]] |
| Sep 03 2020    | Beta 3 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/111815|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~carusogabriel/|Files]] |
| Sep 17 2020    | Beta 4 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/111884|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~pollita/|Files]] |
| Oct 01 2020    | RC 1 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/111978|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~carusogabriel/|Files]] |
| Oct 15 2020    | RC 2 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/112069|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~pollita/|Files]] |
| Oct 29 2020    | RC 3 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/112142|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~carusogabriel/|Files]] |
| Nov 12 2020    | RC 4 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/112238|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~carusogabriel/|Files]] |
| Nov 19 2020    | RC 5 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/112257|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~carusogabriel/|Files]] |
| Nov 26 2020    | GA |

Note that RC6 has been removed to align the schedule with the release of other active branches.  8.0.0's GA date of Nov 26th coincides with the scheduled releases of 7.4.13 and 7.3.25

===== Release Managers =====

  * Sara Golemon
  * Gabriel Caruso

===== Voting =====

==== Round One ====
There are four people who have thrown the hat in the ring: Ben Ramsey, Gabriel Caruso, Joe Ferguson, and Sara Golemon — with 4 people, we'll do ranked voting, so can vote **four** times, but make sure you select each candidate only once.

Selection works following [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_transferable_vote#Example|STV]]

Voting ends at **April 21st, at 16:00 UTC+1**.

=== First Preference ===

<doodle title="PHP 8 RM - 1" auth="derick" voteType="single" closed="true">
   * Ben Ramsey
   * Gabriel Caruso
   * Joe Ferguson
   * Sara Golemon
</doodle>


=== Second Preference ===

<doodle title="PHP 8 RM - 2" auth="derick" voteType="single" closed="true">
   * Ben Ramsey
   * Gabriel Caruso
   * Joe Ferguson
   * Sara Golemon
</doodle>


=== Third Preference ===

<doodle title="PHP 8 RM - 3" auth="derick" voteType="single" closed="true">
   * Ben Ramsey
   * Gabriel Caruso
   * Joe Ferguson
   * Sara Golemon
</doodle>


=== Fourth Preference ===

<doodle title="PHP 8 RM - 4" auth="derick" voteType="single" closed="true">
   * Ben Ramsey
   * Gabriel Caruso
   * Joe Ferguson
   * Sara Golemon
</doodle>

==== Round Two ====

As the previous STV election created a tie, a second run-off vote between the two runs until May 5th, 18:00 UTC+1.

<doodle title="PHP 8 RM - Second Person" auth="derick" voteType="single" closed="true">
   * Ben Ramsey
   * Gabriel Caruso
</doodle>