Thoughts on FOSDEM 2023

What better way to kick off the new year, than by returning for an in-person event at one of the most popular open source gatherings of all, FOSDEM! On February 4 & 5, contributors from the Jenkins project and thousands of other open-source enthusiasts traveled from around the world to flock to FOSDEM. Located in Read more about Thoughts on FOSDEM 2023[…]

Audit Log Plugin for Jenkins Releases 1.0

Thanks to our Outreachy interns over the past year, I’m proud to announce the initial release of the Audit Log plugin for Jenkins. This plugin is the first major project completed related to Outreachy, and I’d like to give a brief overview of the functionality that was developed for this release. The primary goal of Read more about Audit Log Plugin for Jenkins Releases 1.0[…]

Outreachy 2018-2019 In Review

Over the past three months, I have been mentoring two Outreachy interns, David and Latha, with my co-mentor, Jeff Thompson. Our project was to introduce a standardized way for creating an audit log of Jenkins and plugins using Apache Log4j Audit. While this type of feature is addressed by other existing plugins, there is no Read more about Outreachy 2018-2019 In Review[…]

Outreachy internships to add audit logging support to Jenkins

This year marks the first time the Jenkins project is participating in Outreachy. Outreachy is a program similar to Google Summer of Code (GSoC) where interns work on open source projects for a paid stipend. The key difference is that Outreachy reaches out to underrepresented groups and those who face systemic bias or discrimination in Read more about Outreachy internships to add audit logging support to Jenkins[…]