I am interested in helping with the Release Manager role for the next release of PHP.
I like a lot of the ideas being discussed here around the role, such as; - The idea of having a couple of rookie Release Managers to one veteran would be nice. Then when the role for the next Release Manager comes up, letting one (or both) of the rookie(s) step up as the veteran and giving the other rookie the option to pair again also with a "fresh rookie". That might be getting a little complicated and it defeats the purpose of not having any Release Manager have that large of a time commitment but maybe something worth discussing. - I love the idea of streaming this process, or as Harm suggested, making Youtube videos. I think that would pay off a ton in the future for people who might be willing and interested. Speaking for myself, throwing my hat in this ring terrifies me for several reasons but one is that I am not 100% clear I understand everything required but I had the opportunity to speak with Sara and Gabriel in the past and they were very inspiring and made it sound like this is approachable. The typical disclaimers that I see posted here apply to me as well. I am not a C developer and have major imposter syndrome (which I fear I prove is less and less a "syndrome" and more fact every day), and the idea of screwing up the next release of PHP is almost paralyzing. A little background about myself... I am the host of a weekly PHP-focused podcast called PHPUgly as well as the monthly podcast for PHP[architect]. I am also a monthly contributor to the magazine's Community Corner section. You can learn more about me via Twitter where I am @shocm ( https://twitter.com/shocm). I am pretty much an open book so feel free to ping me with any questions using this email address or on Twitter.
