# Documentation Office Hours - Aug 31, 2023

**URL:** <https://community.jenkins.io/t/documentation-office-hours-aug-31-2023/9331>\
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**Tags:** meeting, sig-docs\
**Created:** [September 1, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/documentation-office-hours-aug-31-2023/9331 "2023-09-01T04:04:42Z")\
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## 2023-08-31 (EU/US)

Attendees

- Bruno Verachten
- Mark Waite

Agenda

- Blog posts
  - See the latest entries
    - [RISC-V from Bruno](https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2023/08/30/a-glimpse-of-the-future/)
    - [Docker compose summaries](https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2023/08/24/gsoc-docker-based-quickstart/) from Ashutosh
    - [GitLab plugin modernization](https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2023/08/24/gitlab-plugin-modernization-report/) from Harsh

- Google Summer of Code
  - Docker compose for tutorials
    - Nearing the completion of the project
    - Goal to adjust the existing documentation and remove docker in docker from tutorials
    - End of project but not ready to integrate documentation to [jenkins.io](http://jenkins.io)
      - Needs container repository in Jenkins infra
        - Needs time from the Jenkins infra team to create the repository

      - Hope to complete the work by end of September

    - Five tutorials working with a single command (change the argument to change the tutorial)
      - Run docker compose up -d maven (or python or node or …)
        - Downloads a container that we maintain with current plugin versions and current Jenkins version
        - Running the Jenkins LTS, new plugin versions proposed daily when they arrive
        - Hosted on Ashutosh’s docker repo, needs to move to the Jenkins infra

      - Can’t run multiple tutorials at the same time
        - Must stop the previous tutorial before starting the new tutorial

      - Hope to integrate into website soon

    - Proud of Ashutosh
    - Final presentation will be Sep 14, 10 minutes presentation, 5 minutes question and answer

  - Versioned documentation for Jenkins
    - Vandit continues to progress
    - Project extended a few weeks
    - Moving forward - see the demonstrations in UX SIG and in other sessions

- How to describe the process of choosing a plugin bill of materials version
  - Described in [issue 2359](https://github.com/jenkinsci/bom/issues/2359#issuecomment-1672145887)
  - Consider using updatecli to update the version string explicitly in the documentation
  - Consider including static references to older versions in addition to the most recent release
  - Consider adding a blog post that highlights how to do it

- Java 11, Java 17, and Java 21 discussion (see [Google Doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y3RVlniNmz-5Nd3LI-w58LDf760Ai7FqssP4zHuTv8U/edit#heading=h.c8iwpg0yclz) from Mark Waite)
  - Discussion, next steps, etc.
  - More work needed, pictures to help explain

- Adding existing requirements/support policy documentation to System Administration section (new chapter/sections)
  - Diagnosing Kevin’s prototype - debug session
  - More work needed, but it is looks promising
  - Discussed and refined, will continue

- Archive the office hours notes (shrink the working document) ([done](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h-CTVAq3WEGIxMhzcjgjd-VqBPEBWnAq2AldWwyx5Lo/edit))
- DevOps World Tour [web site](https://www.devopsworld.com/) needs a blog post (Mark Waite)
  - Sep 13-14 - New York - Mark is speaking
  - Sep 27 - Chicago - Mark is speaking
  - Oct 18-19 - Santa Clara - Mark is speaking
  - Oct 26 - Singapore Olivier Lamy is speaking
  - Nov 29 - London Tim Jacomb is speaking

- Ashutosh may be attending the Docs Office Hours (Asia) (about 12 hours from now)