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PHP Foundation 'under-funded' with one full-time staff member, director says (www.reuters.com)
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[–] 33 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Is the director the only staff member? Does he want a raise?

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  • [–] 121 points 2 weeks ago* (6 children)

    “We have one full-time staff member (that's me) and 14 mostly ​part-time contractors,” Executive Director Elizabeth Barron of the PHP Foundation said via ⁠email in an interview on Friday. Board members are unpaid volunteers, and funding ​comes from donations and grants.

    Sounds more like she is stretched thin, and pointing out how unsustainable the current model is. Only one person dedicated to maintaining a programming language that ~70% of the internet uses is the perfect example of that xkcd “all modern infrastructure, vs one obscure person who has thanklessly been maintaining a project since 1997” meme.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Yes I understand, I should have added a /s to that comment. I even have a version of that cartoon above my desk.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Why would you add the /s? We got so much more info from a misunderstanding!

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  • [–] -4 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    70% of the internet? No. The web? Yes, maybe. These are not the same thing.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    The usage of PHP in enterprise appliances is actually pretty wild - many firewalls, load balancers etc are using PHP for management plane activities. There is a lot out there outside of userland, and those are the appliances most vulnerable in my opinion. A compromised firewall is worse than a compromised website.

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