ICYMI > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Andrew Wetmore <andr...@apache.org> > Subject: ASF: Infrastructure newsletter > Date: April 23, 2025 at 11:03:12 PDT > To: Users <us...@infra.apache.org> > > Welcome to Inside Infra for April, 2025 > > Roundtable > The April roundtable was an 'open mic' session, to which people were > encouraged to bring their fascinating or festering issues. Topics included: > the dynamics in choirs and voluntary organizations in general and how they > map to the dynamics in ASF Member interrelations > where project VMs are hosted > how to find the APIs of services Infra provides > what a pipservice is, and whether a pipservice sandbox would be useful to > project committers > the allowlist for custom GitHub Actions > whether custom GHAs need to include Apache licenses (short answer is 'no') > how to find out if the ASF has blocked your IP address, and why (see below) > > There is no roundtable in May. The next roundtable will be Wednesday, June 4, > 2025, 1700 UTC. The main topic will be a presentation on JFrog and > Artifactory, a universal binary repository manager that enables teams to > store, manage, and organize software packages throughout the development > lifecycle. > Information taking part in a Roundtable > <https://infra.apache.org/roundtable.html> > > .asf.yaml improvements > Recent enhancements to .asf.yaml make it easier for projects to manage their > development environments, including: > identifying required reviewers for the release > create a display between when you trigger a release and when the release > process actually starts > an option to allow deploying from all protected branches > improvements to the branch and tagging processes > More details are available in this part of the .asf.yaml README file: > https://github.com/apache/infrastructure-asfyaml?tab=readme-ov-file#environments > > > Removal of Maven integration plugin > At the end of May, 2025, Infra will be removing the deprecated Cloudbees > Maven Integration Plugin (Maven job type) [1] from all ci-* Controllers here > at the ASF. We recommend that projects that have been using this plugin > migrate to a Pipeline job or a Freestyle job with Maven steps. There is a > tool [2] already installed in ASF Controllers so that you can easily migrate > to a pipeline job. > Further information is available at [3] and [4] with a YouTube video on the > subject at [5] > Infra's Gavin McDonald has checked all project controllers, and sees that > very few projects are still using the Maven type job, so this removal should > affect almost nobody. If, however, you have concerns or would like help with > migrating your project's Maven-type job, Infra is only to happy to help. > [1] - https://plugins.jenkins.io/maven-plugin/ > [2] - > https://docs.cloudbees.com/plugins/ci/declarative-pipeline-migration-assistant > [3] - > https://docs.cloudbees.com/docs/cloudbees-ci-kb/latest/troubleshooting-guides/help-bulk-migration-maven-jobs > [4] - https://plugins.jenkins.io/pipeline-maven/ > [5] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0_sIo9I7CE - Darin Pope, Cloudbees > Advocate, goes through the steps to migrate > The end of May is only five weeks away, Please do create an INFRA Jira ticket > right away if you need help or clarification. > > Jira accounts > Over the years, the ASF has accumulated, on top of Jira accounts created by > ASF Members and committers, a huge number of Jira accounts created primarily > by people who want to submit a ticket for one of our many projects. Most of > these accounts don't see reuse after the issue the person wanted to report is > resolved, and the account becomes inactive. > We now have 99,115 Jira accounts that have been inactive for more than three > years, and 111,917 accounts that have been inactive for more than a year > (interestingly, the number of accounts that have been inactive for the past > 90 days is almost the same, 117,186). > This volume of accounts puts an unnecessary burden on our system, and Infra > will be taking steps to reduce the account count: > We will delete accounts that are more than a year old and have never had any > activity. > We will disable and anonymize accounts that have been inactive for the past > three years, retaining the record of their activity before that time. > ASF Members and project committers can help lighten the load by making sure > to always use a Jira account with your ASF credentials (username, email > address as they appear in the ICLA you submitted) whenever creating or > commenting on a ticket for the ASF, or related to any of our projects. > > If your IP address seems to be blocked > If you cannot access one or more ASF repositories or services, your IP > address may have been blocked. Before contacting Infra, review Abuse and > Connectivity Issues at the ASF <https://infra.apache.org/abc/> (ABC). The > page lists the common overuse (or abuse) issues that affect our site's work > and cause an automatic IP address block, and recommends steps to get such a > block removed. ABC also provides a channel to contact Infra if you need more > information than the page provides. > > Jobs! > The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is seeking an Infrastructure Systems > Administrator who will contribute to the stability, security, and growth of > its globally-distributed infrastructure. The successful candidate will > demonstrate strong system administration skills in diverse environments, > proven experience with open source tools and methodologies, and a deep > understanding of F/OSS project dynamics. This role is 100% remote, but > availability for once-yearly travel to the United States for a multi-day Team > Meetup is highly encouraged. The candidate must be based in the UK or Europe. > Applicants from nations embargoed or sanctioned by the United States cannot > be accepted. Salary commensurate with experience. > https://s.apache.org/infra-hiring-2025 > > More next month! > > -- > Andrew Wetmore > Technical Writer-Editor > Infra > Apache Software Foundation > andr...@apache.org <mailto:andr...@apache.org> > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free.www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <x-msg://43/#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> Craig L Russell c...@apache.org
