we're glad to have you back Mark. I hope everything will work out for the best for you and your nephew 🙏🤞.
On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 6:04 AM Mark Waite <mark.earl.wa...@gmail.com> wrote: > My availability has unexpectedly changed. The kidney donation was > cancelled at the pre-op appointment because my kidney function had > diminished unexpectedly. > > The transplant team wisely decided that donating a lower function kidney > and leaving me with only one lower function kidney is not a good thing. > The doctors are now trying to find the reasons for my reduced kidney > function in hopes that I will be able to donate in the future. > > I'm back. I'm hopeful that we'll find the root problem, resolve it, and > that I'll be able to donate the kidney in the next few months. > > On Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 11:49:58 AM UTC-6 Mark Waite wrote: > >> On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 11:20 AM Oleg Nenashev <o.v.ne...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear Mark, >>> >>> Thanks a lot for your message. This donation is a very noble action. I >>> applaud you, and I will do my best to ensure that you do not get disturbed >>> during the upcoming weeks. Please take your time to rest and recover, and >>> do not worry about the community and the components you've maintained. We >>> will be able to find a solution there. Family first. >>> >> >> Thanks very much! >> >> >>> I suggest adding this topic to the agenda of the next governance meeting >>> so that we review the status of the ownership/transition of the listed >>> items. If there is no solution for any of the listed items, let's make sure >>> to find it. In additional to roles listed by Mark, we need to do something >>> about Jenkins changelogs. I assume it has be another on-rotation role on >>> par with the current Release lead. Not sure it should be always the Release >>> lead, let's discuss. Also the Advocacy&Outreach SIG could use more >>> contributors to jenkins.io copy-editing and social media management. >>> Mark has been doing a lot of work there, and without him the team's >>> capacity will be quite strained. >>> >>> >> I like that idea very much. A Jenkins governance agenda topic is a good >> motivation for me to try to find as many volunteers as possible before the >> meeting June 2, 2021. >> >> I agree that the LTS changelog rotation would best be something similar >> to the release lead rotation. The LTS changelog process includes enough >> selection and choice options that it needs someone with experience in >> Jenkins core. >> >> I think that the weekly changelog may be workable for someone in the Docs >> SIG to create. We did a test drive creating the weekly changelog in our >> most recent Tuesday early morning Docs office hours >> <https://youtu.be/L-Dm79BNTSI>. Dheeraj Singh Jodha attended those >> office hours and was very interested in providing the weekly changelog. >> Dheeraj reported in the Thursday afternoon Docs office hours that he >> successfully created a test Jenkins changelog using the instructions from >> the Tuesday introduction. We plan to have Dheeraj generate the 2.296 >> changelog next Tuesday during the early morning Docs office hours. I'm not >> 100% sure it will work, but I'm hopeful it might work. If it doesn't work, >> then we'll need a rotation for the weekly changelog just as you've >> recommended. >> >> Mark Waite >> >> >>> Best regards, >>> Oleg Nenashev >>> Jenkins Governance Board >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 2:17:05 AM UTC+2 Mark Waite wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, May 25, 2021 at 11:26 PM Bruce Becker <bruce...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Mark >>>>> >>>>> Congratulations seems somewhat misplaced, but perhaps the sentiment >>>>> holds true. This is a a fearsome journey for those involved and I wish you >>>>> courage on it. >>>>> >>>>> I will be able to contribute some of my time to maintaining the Docker >>>>> images, since I already do so for $work. If accepted, I might require some >>>>> initial hand-holding from the other maintainers, to understand your >>>>> process >>>>> and requirements, but I'm happy to contribute back. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Thanks in advance for your willingness to help with maintaining the >>>> Docker images. It is deeply appreciated! >>>> >>>> I'm looking forward to the journey. Avoiding kidney dialysis is a >>>> great positive for my nephew. >>>> >>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Bruce >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 3:11:12 AM UTC+2 Mark Waite wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I'm Mark Waite. I'm a Jenkins contributor. I’ll be unavailable or >>>>>> have significantly reduced availability to help in the Jenkins project >>>>>> for >>>>>> at least eight weeks beginning Wednesday, June 9, 2021. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have been accepted to donate a kidney to my brother’s son. He’s >>>>>> the father of three children and has a genetic disorder that is causing >>>>>> his >>>>>> kidneys to fail. The transplant team tells us that providing him one of >>>>>> my >>>>>> kidneys will allow him to live a longer, more productive life. >>>>>> >>>>>> I need help to fill the roles that I perform for the Jenkins project >>>>>> while I’m unavailable. This message is my request for help. >>>>>> *Where you can help* >>>>>> >>>>>> We want to spread knowledge around the Jenkins community. We want >>>>>> others to be able to help the project in ways that are interesting to >>>>>> them >>>>>> and helpful for the community. This kidney donation is an opportunity >>>>>> for >>>>>> others to learn new things about the Jenkins project and to use those >>>>>> skills to help. >>>>>> Areas that need help are listed below. These are also areas where >>>>>> we’ve wanted to broaden to allow more people to help. We hope that >>>>>> volunteers will assist and will continue helping even after I return. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Mentor a Google Summer of Code project* >>>>>> >>>>>> I’m one of the mentors for the Google Summer of Code project, “Git >>>>>> credentials binding for pipeline” >>>>>> <https://www.jenkins.io/projects/gsoc/2021/project-ideas/git-credentials-binding-for-pipeline/>. >>>>>> We have two very capable mentors, Justin and Rishabh, but prefer to have >>>>>> three mentors for each project. This mentor needs to have experience >>>>>> with >>>>>> Jenkins plugin development and with git authentication techniques (both >>>>>> private key and username/password). >>>>>> >>>>>> Send an email message to the Jenkins GSoC mailing list - >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/g/jenkinsci-gsoc-all-public if you’d like >>>>>> to be considered as an additional mentor for the Google Summer of Code >>>>>> project, “Git credentials binding for pipeline” >>>>>> <https://www.jenkins.io/projects/gsoc/2021/project-ideas/git-credentials-binding-for-pipeline/> >>>>>> . >>>>>> *Lead the Platform SIG meeting* >>>>>> >>>>>> The Jenkins Platform Special Interest Group meets every two weeks to >>>>>> discuss topics related to platform support. Those topics have included >>>>>> hardware support, operating system support, Docker image updates, JDK >>>>>> versions, and more. >>>>>> >>>>>> We need a volunteer to lead the Platform SIG meeting, take the notes >>>>>> of the meeting, and upload the recording of the meeting to the Jenkins >>>>>> YouTube channel. Contact me if you’re interested in helping with the >>>>>> Platform SIG. >>>>>> *Maintain the Jenkins Docker images* >>>>>> >>>>>> The Jenkins Docker images include images for the controller, the >>>>>> inbound agent, the ssh agent, and other images. We need more maintainers >>>>>> for the Jenkins Docker images. The best way to help with maintaining >>>>>> images is to review and comment on the existing pull requests. >>>>>> *Scribe for the UX SIG meeting* >>>>>> >>>>>> The Jenkins User Experience Special Interest Group meets every two >>>>>> weeks to discuss topics related to the Jenkins user interface and the >>>>>> Jenkins user experience. >>>>>> >>>>>> We need one or more volunteers to take the notes of the User >>>>>> Experience SIG meetings and upload the meeting recordings to the Jenkins >>>>>> YouTube channel. Contact me if you’re willing to act as the scribe of >>>>>> the >>>>>> Jenkins UX SIG. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Review Jenkins bug reports and help users* >>>>>> >>>>>> Many Jenkins users submit bug reports in hopes of finding a solution >>>>>> to a problem they are encountering. 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