Thank you for sharing this update, and I am really sorry to hear about your situation. This is a challenging moment, especially so close to the holidays. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to support you during this transition. Your work and commitment to the project have always been greatly appreciated.
Regarding the 10.2 release, given the circumstances and the fact that we have not heard from Kennedy recently, I propose that Eduardo and I take over as Release Managers. We will be very happy to collaborate with Kennedy if he is still planning to participate. At this point, it is not realistic to aim for a December timeline, but before proposing a new one, the priority is to get release management in place. Thank you again for the transparency, Jason. Wishing you the very best of luck in the coming weeks. Please take care and feel free to reach out if you need any support. - Alex On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM Jason Porter <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I know you are all busy and eagerly waiting for the 10.2 release. I wish I > had better news about this. Two weeks ago, I was notified that I am being > RIF'd (Reduction In Force) from IBM in early December. Due to this unforeseen > issue, my work on the release has taken a back burner to me looking for > another job. I've been trying to up skill, rework my resume, as well as > interviewing and applying to positions. > > This will mean that the release will end up slipping from the initial > timeline. At this point, I'm not sure when the release will come out. For > those interested in helping, I've been testing the build in my own workspace > in Jenkins. You can do the same at > https://ci-builds.apache.org/job/KIE/job/__dev/. You should be able to log in > to the Jenkins cluster (using your Apache credentials) and create your own > folder at that link. It may be easiest to copy the 0-seed-job either from my > folder or from the main builds. You'll want to modify where it points, which > branches to use, etc. More can be read about how these are all put together > at > https://github.com/apache/incubator-kie-kogito-pipelines/blob/main/docs/jenkins.md > (and associated md files). I'm certainly available to answer questions, but > for now my focus is elsewhere. > > -- > > Jason Porter > Software Engineer > He/Him/His > > IBM > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
