The php packages have been updated to the latest version 8.2. Inaddition to this, a new set of php-legacy packages have beenintroduced. These will follow the oldest but still actively supportedPHP branch. This enables users to install the latest version but alsointroduces the option to use third party applications that might relyon an older version. Both branches will be kept up to date followingour rolling release model. php and php-legacy can be installed at thesame time as the latter uses a -legacy suffix for its binaries andconfiguration files.

In addition to this, the php7 packages have been removed as theyreached end of life. The imap extension will no longer be provided asit relies on the c-client library which has been abandoned for manyyears.

Arch Linux mourns the sudden loss of Jonathon Fernyhough, known in our community as jonathon , who passed away on Saturday night.

Jonathon was an active participant and contributor to Arch Linux, several derived distributions, the AUR and through personal repositories. He was enthusiastic, helpful and eager to contribute towards improving the free and open source software community as a whole.

On behalf of the wider Arch Linux community, our condolences go out to his family and friends.