FYI...
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Daniel Gruno <humbed...@apache.org>
> Subject: [ANNOUNCE] For projects with Git(Hub) repositories: .asf.yaml parser
> has upgraded
> Date: March 11, 2025 at 15:13:48 PDT
> To: annou...@infra.apache.org
> Cc: Users <us...@infra.apache.org>
>
> Hi, wonderful ASF projects
>
> As alluded to earlier through our roundtable sessions and the infra
> newsletter[1], the parser behind our .asf.yaml configuration files for
> git repositories has gotten a substantial upgrade, and we will be
> moving all git repositories to this new parser as of early Thursday,
> March 13th 2025, at 00 UTC. For the vast majority of projects,
> this change should not affect you until you make use of the
> new features in this upgrade.
>
> The new parser[2] was built to enable projects wanting to add their
> own features to our .asf.yaml process or enhance existing ones, as
> well as providing much better feedback to projects when their YAML
> files are configured badly and needs a tweak or two.
>
> Beyond the architectural changes in the background, we have also
> improved the stability and type checking of many of our features,
> as well as added brand new ones, including (but not limited to):
>
> - GitHub discussions can now be enabled/disabled
> - Custom messages can be configured for squash and merge commits
> - [WIP] configuration updates will start listing the commits and
> specific changes within them that caused them
>
> We hope these changes will be of use to our projects, and hope
> you will provide feedback when needed, so that we can continue
> to improve this service. At Community over Code in Minneapolis
> this year, we will have a presentation/workshop on the topic of
> .asf.yaml and its parser, where we will invite anyone with an
> interest in either building or proposing new features.
>
> With regards,
> Daniel on behalf of ASF Infra.
>
> [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/54nrj4btj25pcbr3rtmf2177gx9h4k2v
> [2] https://github.com/apache/infrastructure-asfyaml
>
