PHP, The Last True Open Source Language
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Claims PHP remains the last true open source language and explains why with history and tooling: created in 1994 by Rasmus lair Dorf, community-led rewrites culminating in PHP 3 and later engines, and governance via RFC voting where each contributor has one vote. Shows numbers and artifacts: powers over 80% of the internet, Composer and package ecosystems, long-running internals work and controversial decisions, and concrete examples of code handed to the community and adopted.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Intro
- 3:45What makes PHP special
- 10:43All information should be free
- 13:56Software is a commodity
- 20:06The GPL
- 22:33PHP
