## Published 2023-08-03 11:50 UTC (no further changes accepted) https://mailchi.mp/redhat/the-bullhorn-111

*This week in Ansible Community*
*Issue #111, 2023-08-01 ([Past Issues](https://us19.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=56d874e027110e35dea0e03c1&id=d6635f5420))*

Welcome to [The Bullhorn](https://github.com/ansible/community/wiki/News#the-bullhorn), our newsletter for the Ansible Community. If you have any questions or content you’d like to share, you're welcome to chat with us in the [Ansible Social room on Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#social:ansible.com), and mention [`newsbot`](https://matrix.to/#/@newsbot:ansible.im) to have your news item tagged for review for the next weekly issue!

## KEY DATES ⏱️

[cybette](https://matrix.to/#/@cybette:ansible.im) shared

> * 2023-08-03: [Infra config as Code office hours](https://github.com/redhat-cop/controller_configuration/issues/649), 13:00 UTC
> * 2023-08-08: [DaWGs meeting](https://github.com/ansible/community/issues/678), 15:00 UTC
> * 2023-08-09: [Community WG meeting](https://github.com/ansible/community/issues/679), 18:00 UTC (propose topics [here](https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues))
> * 2023-08-10: [Bullhorn #112 content deadline](https://github.com/ansible/community/wiki/News#the-bullhorn), 18:00 UTC
> * 2023-08-14: ETA for Ansible-Core 2.14.9 and 2.15.3
> * 2023-08-15: [ETA for Ansible 8.3.0 release](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/roadmap/COLLECTIONS_8.html)

## GENERAL NEWS UPDATES 🔈️

[Don Naro](https://matrix.to/#/@orandon:ansible.im) contributed

> Join us at Flock! There's a strong connection and shared history between the Ansible and Fedora communities. And, with that in mind, it's exciting to share what the Ansible community team at Red Hat has been doing at [Flock next week on Wednesday, August 3rd](https://flock2023.sched.com/event/e2b2994a7777ddf8b094d5c413ecc1bd).
>
> During the session we'll highlight some guidance from the Fedora community that has helped our efforts. We'll also share some of our own lessons learned and point out some contributor opportunities.
>
> Be sure to check out Maxwell G's (gotmax23) session on [Ansible packaging in Fedora Linux and Fedora EPEL](https://flock2023.sched.com/event/1Or6d/ansible-in-fedora-and-epel). It looks unmissable. (Unfortunately both sessions are scheduled at the same time but will be recorded so don't worry about missing out.)

[Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) said

> ansible-core 2.17 will remove target support for Python 2.7 and Python 3.6, as [announced by the core team](https://github.com/ansible-collections/news-for-maintainers/issues/54). The plan is to remove support for these versions during the week of October 1, 2023 in devel. This will happen very early in the 2.17 development cycle to enable merging new functionality that depends on the removal of Python 2.7. See the issue for more details. If you want to discuss this, please use the [corresponding discussion](https://github.com/ansible-collections/news-for-maintainers/discussions/55) in the news-for-maintainers GH repo.

## MAJOR NEW RELEASES 🏆️

### Antsibull [↗](https://github.com/ansible-community/antsibull) 🐂

Tooling for building the `Ansible` package and collection documentation.

[gotmax23](https://matrix.to/#/@gotmax:matrix.org) contributed

> [antsibull-changelog 0.22.0](https://github.com/ansible-community/antsibull-changelog/blob/0.22.0/CHANGELOG.rst#v0-22-0) has been released. It contains new pre-commit.com hooks for `antsibull-changelog lint` and `antsibull-changelog lint-changelog-yaml` and a `toml` python extra.

### AWX Project [↗](https://github.com/ansible/awx)

AWX provides a web-based user interface, REST API, and task engine built on top of Ansible.

[jjwatt](https://matrix.to/#/@jjwatt:matrix.org) shared

> We're happy to announce that the next release of AWX, version 22.6.0 is now available!
> Some notable features include:
> * Add organization column notification template list
> * HostMetricSummaryMonthly command + scheduled task
> * Upgrade django to 4.2.3
> * Remove License fields when SUBSCRIPTION_USAGE_MODEL is blank
> * Added support to collection for named urls
>
> In addition AWX Operator version 2.5.0 has also been released!
> Some notable features include:
> * Set a default container for web & task deployments
>
> Please see the releases pages for more details: [AWX](https://github.com/ansible/awx/releases/tag/22.6.0), [Operator](https://github.com/ansible/awx-operator/releases/tag/2.5.0).

## PROJECT UPDATES 🛠️

### DevTools [↗](https://github.com/ansible/vscode-ansible) ⛏️

Projects to make it easier to write and test Ansible Content. Includes [VScode extension](https://github.com/ansible/vscode-ansible), [language server](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-language-server), [ansible-lint](https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-lint), [molecule](https://github.com/ansible-community/molecule), [ansible-navigator](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-navigator) and potentially other development goodies. To see what's planned, and how you can help checkout the [foundation-devtools project board](https://github.com/orgs/ansible/projects/86/views/4)

[Shatakshi](https://matrix.to/#/@shatakshiiii:matrix.org) shared

> Ansible-navigator _v3.4.1_ is out !!!
>
> Some of the notable changes include:
>
> 1. Added execution environment getting started references in the docs.
> 2. Added support for handling long python Metadata for :images subcommand.
> 3. Improved logging and cleanup of some modules, scripts and more ...
>
> Please check out the [release notes](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-navigator/releases/tag/v3.4.1) for details.

## COLLECTION UPDATES 🪄

[itsbryantp](https://matrix.to/#/@itsbryantp:matrix.org) contributed

> The IBM z/OS Core Collection Version 1.7.0-beta.1 has released to Galaxy and Github. This collections delivers support for [Jinja templating](https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/latest/templates/) in both [zos_copy](https://ibm.github.io/z_ansible_collections_doc/ibm_zos_core/docs/source/modules/zos_copy.html) and [zos_job_submit](https://ibm.github.io/z_ansible_collections_doc/ibm_zos_core/docs/source/modules/zos_job_submit.html) modules and includes two new modules [zos_archive](https://ibm.github.io/z_ansible_collections_doc/ibm_zos_core/docs/source/modules/zos_archive.html) and [zos_unarchive](https://ibm.github.io/z_ansible_collections_doc/ibm_zos_core/docs/source/modules/zos_unarchive.html) as well as enhancements and bug fixes. Feel free to look over the [blog](https://community.ibm.com/community/user/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/demetrios-dimatos1/2023/07/31/ibm-ansible-zos-core-170-beta1-has-released?CommunityKey=ce54fe94-0145-4832-a0ef-4ea81d6062cc) and watch for blogs focusing on some of this new content.

[Helen Bailey](https://matrix.to/#/@hbailey:matrix.org) said

> [amazon.aws 5.5.3](https://github.com/ansible-collections/amazon.aws/tree/5.5.3) has been released with some bugfixes (see [changelog](https://github.com/ansible-collections/amazon.aws/blob/5.5.3/CHANGELOG.rst) for details).

[Sean Sullivan](https://matrix.to/#/@ssulliva:matrix.org) shared

> infra.controller_configuration 2.4.1 has been released. This Ansible collection allows for easy interaction with an AWX or Ansible Controller server via Ansible roles using the AWX/Controller collection modules. Visit [the repo](https://github.com/redhat-cop/controller_configuration) for more information and updates.

[mariolenz](https://matrix.to/#/@mariolenz:matrix.org) shared

> The `netapp.elementsw` collection [is considered unmaintained](https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/235) and will be removed from Ansible 10 if no one starts maintaining it again before Ansible 10. See [the removal process for details on how this works](https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/main/removal_from_ansible.rst#cancelling-removal-of-an-unmaintained-collection).
>
> Please note that you can still manually install the collection with `ansible-galaxy collection install netapp.elementsw` even when it has been removed from Ansible.

[mariolenz](https://matrix.to/#/@mariolenz:matrix.org) shared

> The [ngine_io.vultr](https://github.com/ngine-io/ansible-collection-vultr) collection has been archived and is officially unmaintained. The reason is that it is based on the Vultr v1 API which will be shut down after August 14th. Therefore, the collection will be [removed from Ansible 9](https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/257).
>
> Please note that there is already a successor collection, [vultr.cloud](https://github.com/vultr/ansible-collection-vultr), using the recent v2 Vultr API which is available in Ansible 8. It covers the same functionality but might not have compatible syntax.

## COMMUNITY UPDATES 👂️

[dmsimard](https://matrix.to/#/@dmsimard:matrix.org) shared

> Want to have a sneak peek of the upcoming UI refresh for ara?
>
> It's been a lot of work and there are still minor items on the to-do list but it's finally nearing completion.
>
> A dev demo has been set up using the exact same data as the live demo so you can compare back and forth between the two:
>
> * [https://dev.demo.recordsansible.org/](https://dev.demo.recordsansible.org/)
> * [https://demo.recordsansible.org](https://demo.recordsansible.org)
>
> Your feedback on [Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@ara/110786997392026100) or in the [pull request](https://github.com/ansible-community/ara/pull/340) is appreciated!

[lucab_it](https://matrix.to/#/@lucab_it:matrix.org) shared

> “Hands-on Ansible Automation” book by [Luca Berton, aka “Ansible Pilot”](https://www.ansiblepilot.com/) has been published! Exclusive 20% off for the Ansible community using the BPBLUCA discount code during the first month via [BPB online](https://bpbonline.com/en-gb/products/hands-on-ansible-automation). Code examples are available on [GitHub](https://github.com/bpbpublications/Hands-on-Ansible-Automation).

[steampunks](https://matrix.to/#/@xlab_steampunk:matrix.org) said

> Wondering how much time Steampunk Spotter can actually save you for development, maintenance, and upgrading of your Ansible Playbooks? Check out our new [Time Savings Calculator](https://steampunk.si/spotter/time-savings-calculator/) and get concrete numbers tailored to your playbook complexity, requirements, and team size.

## COMMUNITY EVENTS AND MEETUPS 📅

[Sean Sullivan](https://matrix.to/#/@ssulliva:matrix.org) shared

> The Infra config as Code collection group will have a Public Office hours meeting on Aug 3rd at 9am EST/1pm UTC. This meeting is held the first Thursday of every month. Details [here](https://github.com/redhat-cop/controller_configuration/issues/649).

[cybette](https://matrix.to/#/@cybette:ansible.im) contributed

> [Ansible Minneapolis](https://www.meetup.com/ansible-minneapolis/) is having a meetup on "Using Ansible to automate edge site infrastructure at scale" presented by Nick Thompson from WWT on August 17, 2023 - [details and RSVP](https://www.meetup.com/ansible-minneapolis/events/294882372).
>
> Join [Ansible Atlanta](https://www.meetup.com/ansible-atlanta/) on August 24 to hear about "Integrating ServiceNow with AAP" from Ben Forrester - [details and RSVP](https://www.meetup.com/ansible-atlanta/events/294864137).

## THAT'S ALL FOR NOW!

Have any questions you’d like to ask, or issues you’d like to see covered? Please ask in [#social:ansible.com](https://matrix.to/#/#social:ansible.com)! See you next time!