2025/Q1 Planning for Patrice

[chalin]

WIP - content below was copied from #4082. It will be reworked shortly.

🟢 Planned & Actively being worked on:

• Add tooling in support of auto-update of code excerpts in docs #1635 - in progress
• [CI] External link checking improvements for 24H2 #5017
• Don't update old blogs, and possibly warn readers #3493

🟡 Top / next to do:

• Improved i18n support #4467 - in progress

🔴 Blocked/awaiting review or merge: none

🟠 Other to do:

• [CI] Support htmltest config from doc-page front matter #3889 - partially implemented
• [Editorial] Inline Hugo front matter opentelemetry-specification#4029
  • [editorial] Inline Hugo front matter opentelemetry-specification#4046
• Adjust to refactoring of specifications (Q3-Q4) #2793
  • Post specs update: address 404s and reenabled all checks #3392
• Add an OTel training+certs showcase #3463
• Address GDPR compliance requirements #1636
• Create and use a config/section parameter for release versions for each language + collector #1194
• Define and enforce a policy for introducing redirects when site pages are deleted #668 - Document policies and/or automate the checking of deleted / relocated pages

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☑️ Done (selected):

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For a complete list, see merged 2025 PRs.

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