Next week I will be out of town and will have little time to address any issues or pull requests for PHP Mode. That has got me thinking about finding a 'second-in-command', someone I can count on to step up and manage PHP Mode in my absence. Finding someone for that role will also be important because I will not manage PHP Mode forever. As my own company starts to grow I will have less and less free time for PHP Mode and will end up handing over control to another developer. I would like to have one or more people available and willing to take over my role as maintainer in that event. That way PHP Mode will not sit stagnating, waiting for someone to come along and pick it up as I did back in 2011.
I would have faith and confidence in many of the people who have contributed to PHP Mode. But it is not my right or desire to explicitly nominate any second-in-command and/or future lead maintainer. It must be a volunteer.
I have no intentions to stop maintaining PHP Mode any time soon. But in the interest of planning ahead I want to ask: is anyone interested in taking over in my absence?
Next week I will be out of town and will have little time to address any issues or pull requests for PHP Mode. That has got me thinking about finding a 'second-in-command', someone I can count on to step up and manage PHP Mode in my absence. Finding someone for that role will also be important because I will not manage PHP Mode forever. As my own company starts to grow I will have less and less free time for PHP Mode and will end up handing over control to another developer. I would like to have one or more people available and willing to take over my role as maintainer in that event. That way PHP Mode will not sit stagnating, waiting for someone to come along and pick it up as I did back in 2011.
I would have faith and confidence in many of the people who have contributed to PHP Mode. But it is not my right or desire to explicitly nominate any second-in-command and/or future lead maintainer. It must be a volunteer.
I have no intentions to stop maintaining PHP Mode any time soon. But in the interest of planning ahead I want to ask: is anyone interested in taking over in my absence?