Merge develop into feature/GEODE-10490

- Resolved Gradle wrapper conflicts: kept Gradle 7.6.6 with networkTimeout=10000
- Accepted develop's expected-pom.xml files for Jakarta EE 10 compatibility
- Removed tomcat9 expected-pom.xml (module deleted in develop)
- Accepted develop's AbstractSessionsTest.java with findAvailableTcpPort()
- Accepted develop's UncheckedUtilsTest.java comment
- Accepted develop's geode-assembly/build.gradle null-safety check

This merge brings Jakarta EE 10 migration changes from develop into the feature branch.

Author: JinwooHwang

.asf.yaml

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ github:
       required_pull_request_reviews:
         dismiss_stale_reviews: false
         require_code_owner_reviews: false
-        required_approving_review_count: 0
+        required_approving_review_count: 1
 
       required_signatures: false
 

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -1,24 +1,12 @@
 <!-- Thank you for submitting a contribution to Apache Geode. -->
 
-<!-- In order to streamline the review of the contribution we ask you
-to ensure the following steps have been taken: 
--->
+<!-- In order to streamline review of your contribution we ask that you
+ensure you've taken the following steps. -->
 
-### For all changes:
+### For all changes, please confirm:
 - [ ] Is there a JIRA ticket associated with this PR? Is it referenced in the commit message?
-
 - [ ] Has your PR been rebased against the latest commit within the target branch (typically `develop`)?
-
 - [ ] Is your initial contribution a single, squashed commit?
-
 - [ ] Does `gradlew build` run cleanly?
-
 - [ ] Have you written or updated unit tests to verify your changes?
-
 - [ ] If adding new dependencies to the code, are these dependencies licensed in a way that is compatible for inclusion under [ASF 2.0](http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#category-a)?
-
-<!-- Note:
-Please ensure that once the PR is submitted, check Concourse for build issues and
-submit an update to your PR as soon as possible. If you need help, please send an
-email to [email protected].
--->

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Java JDK
       uses: actions/[email protected]
       with:
-        java-version: 8
+        java-version: 17
         distribution: temurin
         cache: gradle