GitLab / 14.8 Release Kickoff

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Kickoff for the Distribution group for the GitLab 14.5 release.

Planning issue - https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/distribution/team-tasks/-/issues/982

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https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/configure/general/-/issues/176

Overview of what's planned for the Create:Editor group in 14.8

Planning issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/create-stage/editor/-/issues/45

14.8 Outlook - https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/geo-team/discussions/-/issues/5025
Geo Build Board - https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/boards/1181257?label_name[]=geo%3A%3Aactive

Release 14.8 Planning Issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ci-cd/release-group/release/-/issues/105

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Kickoff Page: https://about.gitlab.com/direction/kickoff/#verify
Ops Direction: https://about.gitlab.com/direction/ops/#verify

Issues Discussed:
https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/5653
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/340504

We love feedback and you can reach me at jheimbuck@gitlab.com or mention me on GitLab.com using @jheimbuck_gl

Kicking off the Verify Testing 14.8 milestone, which features great strides for Build artifacts and usability for credit card validation related to greater Verify stage priority. UX will also take some time to dive into our UX priorities for the next few milestones!

Kickoff Page: https://about.gitlab.com/direction/kickoff/#verify
Ops Direction: https://about.gitlab.com/direction/ops/#verify
Issues:
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/342049
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/296963
https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/7313
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/339949