skoop.dev
Open source software is not simply free code, but a community ecosystem that
depends on active support from its users. Companies that profit from open source should deliberately
contribute back to the projects they rely on, especially smaller libraries with few maintainers.
Picked by Stefan Priebsch –
"This is PHP Reads social engineering at its best: after convincing Stefan to contribute to our online
conference years ago, we were also able to persuade him to write this blog post."
ben.ramsey.dev
Ben Ramsey explains how a 2020 compliance question led to years of work replacing PHP’s aging custom PHP and
Zend Engine licenses with plain BSD-3-Clause, eliminating ambiguity around OSI approval, GPL compatibility,
distributor rights, and legacy Zend-specific terms.
Picked by Sebastian Bergmann –
"We encouraged Ben to publicly tell the story behind PHP’s license simplification. He delivered exactly the
kind of article we love, highlighting one of the less visible ways people contribute to PHP."
phpreads.com
PHP Reads is not only about finding good PHP content, but also about helping more community knowledge become
visible. We invite everybody to share worthwhile articles, encourage
you to write, and offer our help in turning your experience into something the PHP community can learn
from.
Written by Stefan Priebsch and Sebastian Bergmann.
