Add report for August 2024

content/2024/08.md

+---
+title: "August"
+date: 2024-08-29T19:45:37+01:00
+---
+
+# Arch Linux in August 2024
+
+## Staff
+
+We would like to welcome [Quentin Michaud][0] as part of the Arch Linux Package
+Maintainer team.
+
+## RFC
+
+A previously proposed [Distribution Developer Manual RFC][1] has been accepted
+with the intention to document how to run the distribution while leveraging
+GitLab's collaboration features and streamlined workflows for maintaining and
+evolving the resulting specifications.
+
+We have proposed an [RFC to license all Arch Linux package sources][2] under
+the terms of the Zero-Clause BSD license.
+
+We have proposed an [RFC to streamline the writing and publishing of RFCs][3]
+by relying on markdown and dedicated spellcheckers and linters.
+
+## archinstall
+
+We have released [archinstall up to v2.8.6][4], featuring Limine configuration
+changes, optimized mirror listing including improved handling of speed tests,
+and several bug fixes. These updates also add support for Catalan translation.
+
+## Infrastructure
+
+We have deployed Tempo as an APM (Application Performance Monitoring) within
+our infrastructure and connected it as a data source in Grafana. The first
+integration has been implemented in AURWeb, allowing us to trace individual
+requests and database queries for better performance insights.
+
+Furthermore we enabled the [body Sieve extension in Dovecot][5] for our staff,
+allowing for more advanced email filtering as well as rolled out HTTP/3 for
+several of our services.
+
+## Packaging
+
+### Ruby
+
+We have successfully rebuilt all relevant packages for Ruby 3.2.4 including
+collaborative effort to make packages ready for the new interpreter version.
+Ruby 3.2.4 is now available in the official repositories.
+
+### Statistics
+
+In this month, we’ve successfully rolled out 4797 package updates addressing
+various enhancements and rebuilds, including 2354 package upgrades.
+Additionally, we’ve received 163 new package issues, while resolving a total of
+131 issues.
+
+[0]: https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general@lists.archlinux.org/thread/YBWSCOKHQ4OX64M7WQOUKXDHLROVH5WZ/
+[1]: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/rfcs/-/merge_requests/21
+[2]: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/rfcs/-/merge_requests/40
+[3]: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/rfcs/-/merge_requests/43
+[4]: https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/releases/tag/v2.8.6
+[5]: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/infrastructure/-/merge_requests/862