PHP 8.4 Preparation Tasks
- Elect managers
- Triage GitHub issues for PHP 8.4
- 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 06 2024 | Alpha 1 |
| Jun 20 2024 | Alpha 2 |
| Jul 04 2024 | Alpha 3 |
| Jul 16 2024 | Feature freeze |
| Jul 18 2024 | Beta 1 |
| Aug 01 2024 | Beta 2 |
| Aug 15 2024 | Beta 3 |
| Aug 29 2024 | RC 1 |
| Sep 12 2024 | RC 2 |
| Sep 26 2024 | RC 3 |
| Oct 10 2024 | RC 4 |
| Oct 24 2024 | RC 5 |
| Nov 07 2024 | RC 6 |
| Nov 21 2024 | GA |
Release Managers
- Veteran: Eric Mann
- Rookie: Calvin Buckley
- Rookie: Saki Takamachi
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
There are four candidates for two available seats. While it might not be likely that all preferences are necessary, you are encouraged to use all 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 Apr 02, 2024 15:00:00 UTC. Voting will be open until Apr 16, 2024 15:00:00 UTC. Tie breaking will be at the discretion of the prior branch RMs.
1st Preference
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2nd Preference
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3rd Preference
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4th Preference
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