# The Bullhorn #166 - Ansible Newsletter **URL:** \ **Category:** Newsletter\ **Tags:** devtools, windows, ansible-navigator, documentation, collections, ansible-lint\ **Created:** [December 13, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-166-ansible-newsletter/39145 "2024-12-13T16:22:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![samccann](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/samccann/32/18_2.png) [@samccann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/samccann)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-166-ansible-newsletter/39145/1 "2024-12-13T16:22:21Z")
![bullhorn-red](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/2X/e/edbf91c1249038dcd689b4fdc2bbe45d307201f8.png) **This week in Ansible Community** _Issue #166, 2024-12-13 ([Past Issues](https://forum.ansible.com/c/news/bullhorn/17))_ Welcome to [The Bullhorn](https://forum.ansible.com/c/news/bullhorn/17), 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! ## General news updates 🔈 ### Get started with first contribution [andersson007\_](https://matrix.to/#/@andersson007_:matrix.org) shared > Are you interested in making your first ever contribution to an open-source project or a first contribution specifically to Ansible? You can do both at once! If that sounds exciting, read the [How to submit your first pull request to Ansible step-by-step](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-submit-your-first-pull-request-to-ansible-step-by-step/39085) forum post. Any feedback is welcome! ## Project updates 🛠 ### Ansible Community Package [↗](https://github.com/ansible-collections) The `Ansible` package includes `ansible-core` and is a batteries-included package that provides a curated set of Ansible collections. See the [Ansible roadmaps](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/roadmap/ansible_roadmap_index.html) for future release plans. #### Ansible 12 roadmap [mariolenz](https://matrix.to/#/@mariolenz:matrix.org) shared > There is now a vote open on the [Ansible 12 roadmap](https://forum.ansible.com/t/38924). ### DevTools [↗](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-dev-tools) Projects to make it easier to write and test Ansible Content. The [ansible-dev-tools](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-dev-tools) metapackage, which includes [VS Code extension](https://github.com/ansible/vscode-ansible), [ansible-creator](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-creator), [ansible-lint](https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-lint), [molecule](https://github.com/ansible-community/molecule), [ansible-navigator](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-navigator), [ansible-dev-environment](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-dev-environment) and more! 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) #### DevTools plans 2025 [samccann](https://matrix.to/#/@samccann:ansible.im) contributed > Ansible DevTools team shared [hi-level focus areas for developer tooling in 2025](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-devtools-plans-and-collaboration-opportunities/39142) with the community. Read up to find ways we can work together! ## Collection updates 🪄 ### Certified collections [samccann](https://matrix.to/#/@samccann:ansible.im) contributed > Certified collections updated this week: > > - [dellemc.powerflex 2.6.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/dellemc/powerflex) > - [redhat.satellite 5.1.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/redhat/satellite) > - [netscaler.console 1.0.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/netscaler/console) > - [redhat.openshift 4.0.1](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/redhat/openshift) > - [ibm.power\_ibmi 3.2.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/ibm/power_ibmi) > - [ansible.eda 2.3.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/ansible/eda) > - [microsoft.ad 1.8.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/microsoft/ad) > - [ansible.windows 2.6.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/ansible/windows) ## Help wanted 🙏 ### Consolidating docs redirects [Oranod](https://matrix.to/#/@orandon:ansible.im) contributed > The Ansible community team is planning to consolidate redirects for Ansible documentation from versions 2.3 to 2.10 as well as for links to some specific modules and plugins docs that existed before collections. This effort will result in a change to the user experience but we’re doing it in the name of progress. > > We’re asking our community members to review all the details in this forum post: [Consolidating redirects on docs.ansible.com](https://forum.ansible.com/t/consolidating-redirects-on-docs-ansible-com/38897). You can find specific examples about the change as well as the PR that consolidates the redirects. We’ve also done a lot of testing to make sure the consolidated redirect rules work as expected and don’t result in a load of 404s. You can find the test results linked in that forum post as well. Thanks! ## Community updates 👂 ### Maintainers [↗](https://github.com/ansible-community) Maintainers help to run the community! [andersson007\_](https://matrix.to/#/@andersson007_:matrix.org) said > As maintainers of collections (and other projects), we should take proactive steps to ensure their long-term health and success. For more details, check out the [dedicated forum post](https://forum.ansible.com/t/promote-trusted-contributors-to-maintainers-in-collections/39015). ## Community events and meetups 📅 ### Ansible Contributor summit [Oranod](https://matrix.to/#/@orandon:ansible.im) shared > Ansible Contributor Summit is coming to Cfgmgmtcamp 2025! We’ll be back with a full day working session on Wednesday, Feb 5th. The agenda is in the [Contributor Summit event page on the forum](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-contributor-summit-at-cfgmgmtcamp-2025/9658). We hope to see you in either in person or online. [Oranod](https://matrix.to/#/@orandon:ansible.im) shared ### Cfgmgmtcamp schedule > Exciting news for everyone heading to Configuration Management Camp next February in Ghent! The [Cfgmgmtcamp 2025 schedule](https://cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2025/schedule/) is available!! We’ve got two Ansible tracks lined up with interesting talks from some great speakers. > > You can [register for Cfgmgmtcamp](https://registration.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent/2025/) online. It’s free, fun, and a great opportunity to learn, share, and engage with fellow IaC technologists right after FOSDEM. > > You can also grab some Cfgmgmtcamp gear from the [online shop](https://shop.cfgmgmtcamp.org/). ## Other events and releases Use the Ansible Forum to see [other events](https://forum.ansible.com/c/events/8) and [releases](https://forum.ansible.com/c/news/releases/18). ## Join the Ansible community Looking for ways to get involved? See [how can I help](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/how_can_I_help.html#how-can-i-help) for some ideas! You can find easy issues in [collections](https://github.com/search?q=user:ansible-collections+label:easyfix,%22good+first+issue%22+state:open&type=Issues) and [other projects](https://github.com/search?q=user:ansible+user:ansible-community+label:easyfix,%22good+first+issue%22+state:open&type=Issues) for code or documentation contributions. ## 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!