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Matthew Weier O’Phinney

Principal Product Manager

Matthew Weier O’Phinney is the Principal Product Manager at Perforce OpenLogic and Zend, where he focuses on creating the tools and support developers need to build and deploy their applications. He has been using and contributing to open source software since 2002, counting a patch to the Blackbox window manager as his first public OSS contribution.

Matthew has led large open source projects, including Zend Framework, which he started developing on before its first public release, leading the project from 2009 to 2019. He has also contributed to standards bodies, has advised and participated in open source foundations such as The PHP Foundation, and is the Project Lead for the Laminas Project. He has contributed to many open source projects and communities, many of which can be found on github and his personal website.

Latest Content from Matthew Weier O’Phinney

Top Open Source Databases and Data Technologies in 2026 Blog

Top Open Source Databases and Data Technologies in 2026

Compare top open source databases and data technologies from the State of Open Source Report and read about challenges teams encounter.
Databases, Apache Kafka
2026 State of Open Source Report: Top Takeaways Blog

2026 State of Open Source Report: Top Takeaways

Get key open source insights from the latest State of Open Source Report, which explores trends around open source software adoption and deployment challenges.
Open Source
Navigating the EU Compliance Landscape in 2026 Blog

Navigating the EU Compliance Landscape in 2026

Explore the EU compliance landscape, including GDPR, DORA, CSRD, and the EU Data Act, and how to ensure open source meets evolving regulatory requirements.
Open Source, Security
PostgreSQL vs. MySQL: Key Differences and Similarities Blog

PostgreSQL vs. MySQL: Key Differences and Similarities

PostgreSQL vs MySQL: Which open source database is right for you? Compare architecture, security, release cadence, and modern features like vector support.
Databases
The State of Enterprise Linux Distributions After CentOS EOL Blog

The State of Enterprise Linux Distributions After CentOS EOL

Discover the top Enterprise Linux distributions as revealed by the latest State of Open Source Report - and how CentOS EOL has impacted distro usage.
Operating Systems
Introducing the Kafka Service Bundle Blog

Introducing the Kafka Service Bundle

With the Kafka Service Bundle, teams can now get all the benefits and convenience of managed Kafka without paying for a commercial, cloud-based solution.
Apache Kafka