2.277.2 backporting has started and the RC is scheduled for 2021-03-24

[Mark Waite]

Apologies for the delay in the announcement of the Jenkins 2.277.2 backporting.  

I've submitted a proposed 2.277.2 backporting pull request https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/pull/5371 

Candidates: https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/issues/?filter=12146 

Fixed: https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/issues/?jql=labels%3D2.277.2-fixed 

Rejected: https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/issues/?jql=labels%3D2.277.2-rejected 

Release checklist: https://github.com/jenkins-infra/release/issues/140

Mark Waite

P.S. This is my first time taking the rotation as release lead. Corrections and suggestions for improvement are gladly accepted