The document outlines the upcoming Puppet 9 developments and community engagement plans, including the establishment of a steering committee and revitalization of the trusted contributor program. It provides a schedule of presentations and workshops focusing on the state of Puppet, upgrade strategies, and community involvement. Key topics include enhancements in Puppet's usability and modernization tips.

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The State of
DevOps Report:
Over a Decade of Research
on DevOps, Platform
Engineering, and More

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The Puppet Developer Experience and Ecosystem

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Vox Pupuli
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Making Upgrading Easier than Ever Before

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Partnering with
the Community
• As we approach Puppet 9, we will
look at creating Steering Committee
so that community will work with us
as partners to decide the future
• The Trusted Contributor program will
be revitalized

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Schedule
1 2 3
• 14:00–14:25
The State of Puppet
(David Sandilands)
• 14:50–15:15
Bolt makes it easy to
use Puppet.
(Gavin Didrechsen)
• 16:00–16:25
The Puppet Report
Processor and
customising your data
(David Sandilands and
Brónach Falls)
Day
Day
• 12:35-12:40
Let Red be Red and
Green be Green.
(Dana Doherty)
• 12:40-12:45
Puppet Evolution:
Key Changes and
Modernization Tips
(David Sandilands)
• 16:50–17:40
Don’t Panic!
(Andrew Jones)
• Morning
• Puppet 8 upgrade
workshop
• Road to 9.x
• Community
engagement
• Lightning talks
• Update on changes
from Perforce + Q & A
• Afternoon
• Steering Committee
• Security
• Lightning talks
• OpenVox Breakout
Day