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puppetdb
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Statement of Support - Maintenance Mode
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> This module is maintained by Puppet, but we have no plans for future feature development. We
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Sorry but this must be a joke. Why doesn't Perforce want to provide puppet modules for their own software?
And what about the puppetdb specific code in pe-modules rpm/deb package? That's probably still maintained? Why can't Puppet Enterprise eat their own dogfood and use the puppetlabs/puppetdb module instead?

You put us now in a situation where open source users are treated like second class citizens and I fail to understand why.

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Another thought: There even is a whole team dedicated to manage puppet modules. They manage a bunch of modules for third party software. Why don't they maintain the PuppetDB module (or one for Puppetserver and Puppet Agent)? I asked that a few times during office hours but never got a proper answer.

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@GSPatton I have suggested we talk about this at the next VOX sync and it might be good for your product area to be aware and to help discuss

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added this PR as a talking point to the agenda (https://github.com/voxpupuli/community-triage/wiki)

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Puppetlabs's own puppetserver team having to work around the lack of maintenance of this module makes this preamble even more puzzling:

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This was discussed at length: https://github.com/voxpupuli/community-triage/wiki#february-13-2024

The short summary is:

  • Historically there exists an internal version to support PuppetDB in PE
  • Puppet uses this module for CI
  • This preamble is intended to clarify the existing situation
  • By the next community meeting (2024-02-13) we should have more clarity on the path forward

> will keep it working with current versions of Puppet, but new feature development will come
> from community contributions. It does not qualify for Puppet Support plans.
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#### Table of Contents

1. [Overview - What is the PuppetDB module?](#overview)
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