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PHP Foundation 'under-funded' with one full-time staff member, director says (www.reuters.com)
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[–] xangadix@lemmy.world 21 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Carl@anarchist.nexus 70 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 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.

[–] xangadix@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] DaveyRocket@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

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