[VOTE] PHP License Update

php.internals

Ben Ramsey

171 days ago
Hi all! I have opened voting on the PHP License Update RFC. RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php_license_update Discussion: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/127984 php-src PR: https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/20904 web-php PR: https://github.com/php/web-php/pull/1762 The vote will end on 2026-04-04 00:00 UTC. Cheers, Ben

Ben Ramsey

164 days ago
On 3/13/26 20:55, Ben Ramsey wrote:
> Hi all! > > I have opened voting on the PHP License Update RFC. > > RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php_license_update > Discussion: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/127984 > php-src PR: https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/20904 > web-php PR: https://github.com/php/web-php/pull/1762 > > The vote will end on 2026-04-04 00:00 UTC. > > Cheers, > Ben >
I wanted to post a quick follow-up to remind everyone of the ongoing vote on this RFC. Voting will end on 2026-04-04 00:00 UTC. As I shared on social media, I'd love to have as many folks vote on this as possible, especially any of those who have contributed code to core over the past 30 years. Seeing your stamp of approval not only means a lot to me, but it will help assuage any legal concerns others might have. That said, I believe all legal concerns have been addressed, no one has raised any concerns, and the PHP Group, Zend/Perforce, and legal counsel have all signed off on the proposal. Having your affirmative vote serves to reinforce there are no concerns from copyright holders. So, spread the word and encourage those who have contributed in the past to dust off their logins and exercise their vote! Cheers, Ben

Ben Ramsey

150 days ago
On 3/13/26 20:55, Ben Ramsey wrote:
> Hi all! > > I have opened voting on the PHP License Update RFC. > > RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php_license_update > Discussion: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/127984 > php-src PR: https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/20904 > web-php PR: https://github.com/php/web-php/pull/1762 > > The vote will end on 2026-04-04 00:00 UTC. > > Cheers, > Ben >
Voting on the PHP License Update RFC has closed, and the RFC passes with 51 Yes, 0 No, and 2 Abstain. Thank you, all, for voting! I have rebased the following PRs to implement these changes in php-src and web-php, and they are ready to merge: * https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/20904 * https://github.com/php/web-php/pull/1762 I have also opened the following PR on the policies repository. This was something Tim suggested in the discussion thread: * https://github.com/php/policies/pull/29 Cheers, Ben