# Documentation office hours - March 14, 2024

**URL:** <https://community.jenkins.io/t/documentation-office-hours-march-14-2024/13355>\
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**Created:** [March 15, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://community.jenkins.io/t/documentation-office-hours-march-14-2024/13355 "2024-03-15T02:15:20Z")\
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2024-03-14T17:00:00Z

[![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/jenkins/original/2X/c/c404373f963bbe75bf669435779835af5ba0ef72.jpeg "2024 03 14 Docs Office Hours") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DpG9VF3TGE)

## 2024-03-14 (EU/US)

Attendees:

- Mark Waite
- Bruno Verachten
- Aayush Saini

Agenda:

- LTS 2.440.2 to be released on Mar 20, 2024
  - Backports available on Tuesday
  - [Changelog & upgrade guide pull request](https://github.com/jenkins-infra/jenkins.io/pull/7162)
    - Upgrade guide includes breaking changes for Jakarta [Activation](https://github.com/jenkinsci/jakarta-activation-api-plugin/releases/tag/jakarta-activation-api-2.1.3-1) and [Mail](https://github.com/jenkinsci/jakarta-mail-api-plugin/releases/tag/jakarta-mail-api-2.1.3-1) API plugins & [OpenJDK/Java updates](https://issues.jenkins.io/browse/JENKINS-72665?focusedId=445733&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels%3Acomment-tabpanel#comment-445733)
    - Not specific to the 2.440.2 release, but these things have happened in the last week (as of this meeting)

  - Includes screenshots for both changelog & upgrade guide

- Contributor Spotlight
  - [Stefan Spieker](https://contributors.jenkins.io/pages/contributors/stefan-spieker/)
    - Published, tweet sent out today for better visibility in EU timezones

  - [Bruno Verachten](https://github.com/jenkins-infra/contributor-spotlight/pull/105)
    - Scheduled for 20 Mar 2024 - reviewed and approved, ready to merge

  - Other spotlights will be created after Kevin returns from vacation

- [Weekly 2.449](https://www.jenkins.io/changelog/2.449/) released successfully
  - Single release changelog is now available through [“permalink to this entry”](https://www.jenkins.io/changelog/2.449/)
  - One of the [Jenkins mirrors](https://get.jenkins.io/war/2.448/jenkins.war?mirrorlist) was down ([ftp-chi.osuosl.org](http://ftp-chi.osuosl.org)) and is now running
    - Operating system upgrade and storage system migration
    - A few new mirrors proposed or in progress - added [freedif.org](http://freedif.org) in Singapore
      - Two proposed for Romania

- Google Summer of Code
  - 23 proposal submitted for review
  - Applicants can submit to Google beginning March 18, 2024, closes in early April\
  - Mentors are reviewing and commenting on draft proposals
  - Submit draft proposals through the Google form listed in the Gitter channel
  - Mark is not sure that he has access to the sheet with the proposal links
  - Aayush asked if there is an upper limit on the number of projects that a mentor can support?
    - We have limited ourselves to lead mentors serve a single project
      - Mark Waite will be a lead mentor for one and only one project

  - Two projects were dropped last year due to unavailability of mentors
    - Lead mentors have been recruited, clearly identified
      - Mark and Kris are both listed as potential lead mentors for more than one projects

    - Stated that a lead mentor will have only one project
      - Lead mentor is a heavy role and requires lots of time

- Jenkins Community Awards
  - [announcement blog post by Alyssa Tong](https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2024/01/29/nominate-someone-2024-jenkins-contributor-awards/)
    - [Most Valuable Jenkins Contributor](https://github.com/jenkins-infra/jenkins.io/issues/7028)
    - [Most Valuable Jenkins Advocate](https://github.com/jenkins-infra/jenkins.io/issues/7030)
    - [Jenkins Security MVP](https://github.com/jenkins-infra/jenkins.io/issues/7029)

  - [Voting form for Jenkins awards](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUHeNX-4H5jboVo6nRxo0-JtMiA8pLvMq2VkNYceax4frHPQ/viewform)
  - [Voting form for all CDF awards](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd23XWAPcyt5hzH5fHi_wrkINgXxVigsEgYzsbwFD4bcr7y0A/viewform) (Kevin nominated for Documentation award).
  - Voting closes March 22nd 2024

- [Versioned documentation for Jenkins.io](https://www.jenkins.io/blog/2023/09/24/building-jenkinsio-with-alternative-tools/)
  - Delayed due to Azure cost savings
    - Infra team is busy with other items that need their attention
    - Vandit Singh is the lead developer and is a proposed GSoC mentor
    - Kris Stern is the lead mentor
    - Kevin Martens is a key reviewer

- [Maven](https://www.jenkins.io/doc/tutorials/build-a-java-app-with-maven/), [Python](https://www.jenkins.io/doc/tutorials/build-a-python-app-with-pyinstaller/), and [NodeJs](https://github.com/jenkins-infra/jenkins.io/pull/7095) tutorial revamps now merged
  - GSoC 2023 project with Ashutosh Saxenva
    - Reworked the tutorials to stop using docker in docker
    - Reduced the intimidation factor due to deep docker knowledge requirement

  - Simplified the experience with docker compose
    - Includes full set of plugins
    - Includes tools needed for the job
    - Includes one or more agents

  - Still need to fix the position of “docker compose up -d” with copy button
    - Found that tutorials do not have copy button functionality
    - Maven tutorials helped a user get started (thanks to Docker Compose!!!)
    - Simple to start and simple to run

  - Multibranch pipeline next (ready for review)
    - Needs a few changes to make sure that everything works correctly
    - The React code is not working at the moment, things need to be updated to connect properly.

  - Bruno is reworking the “Install Jenkins on Docker” instructions
    - Trying remove Docker in Docker from that last

- [Adding sponsor attributions](https://github.com/jenkins-infra/jenkins.io/issues/6861)
  - Governance board action item to create a sponsors page
  - [Request](https://github.com/jenkins-infra/jenkins.io/issues/6861) comes from a friend of Jenkins at JFrog to add attribution to [downloads page](https://www.jenkins.io/download/)
  - AWS has donated $60000 to Jenkins
  - Digital Ocean has donated for both 2023 & 2024 and should be visible (with icon)
  - Microsoft has donated as well
  - Ampere has lent the project an ARM64 server as well!
    - Should we create a new sponsor category or thank them in another way?
      - Blog post to express our thanks
      - Sponsorship page entries

    - First time sponsorship with Ampere (thanks Aaron) (in the works for about one year)
    - Currently running at Mark Waite’s house
      - Used for 2.440.2 release candidate testing
      - Running CentOS 8 stream (operating system shipped with box)

  - Pine64 CEO conversation as well at FOSDEM
    - Bruno has received some components at this time

  - Pioneer Devboard Program (RISC-V & others)