
During March 2025, Mihir Patel updated the splunk/public-o11y-docs repository to align OpenTelemetry Collector documentation and deployment methods with current enterprise standards. He removed Oracle Linux 7 and explicitly added Oracle Linux 8 and 9 as supported platforms, updating documentation and configuration files for Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and Salt deployments. Working primarily with reStructuredText and focusing on documentation, Mihir improved clarity and consistency across supported operating systems, reducing potential confusion for users. While the work did not involve bug fixes or new features beyond this update, it streamlined maintenance and ensured deployment reliability for enterprise customers using these automation tools.

March 2025 monthly summary for splunk/public-o11y-docs: Key OS support update for the OpenTelemetry Collector. Removed Oracle Linux 7 and explicitly added Oracle Linux 8 and 9 across documentation and deployment method files for Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and Salt deployments. No major bugs fixed this month. This change aligns the supported OS matrix with current enterprise standards, reduces maintenance surface, and improves deployment reliability and onboarding. Commit reference: 7147108080b1df37812f27e8765b354026a6c1fe.
March 2025 monthly summary for splunk/public-o11y-docs: Key OS support update for the OpenTelemetry Collector. Removed Oracle Linux 7 and explicitly added Oracle Linux 8 and 9 across documentation and deployment method files for Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and Salt deployments. No major bugs fixed this month. This change aligns the supported OS matrix with current enterprise standards, reduces maintenance surface, and improves deployment reliability and onboarding. Commit reference: 7147108080b1df37812f27e8765b354026a6c1fe.
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