Ten years ago this month, I was involved in a couple of huge changes for Zend Framework.

First, I helped spearhead integration of the JavaScript library Dojo Toolkit into Zend Framework, and finalized the work that month. I'd worked closely with the two developers who had been leading that project at the time, and one thing that came up during our discussions was that they had helped create an open source foundation for the project, to ensure its continuity and longevity, and to ensure the project can outlive the ups and downs of any commercial company. This idea intrigued me, and has stuck in the back of my mind ever since.

The other thing that happened that month was that I was promoted to Project Lead of Zend Framework. I've held that position ever since.

Today, I get to announce another change: Zend Framework is transitioning to an open source project under the Linux Foundation!