# The Bullhorn #202 **URL:** \ **Category:** Newsletter\ **Tags:** aap, aws, galaxy-ng\ **Created:** [September 29, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-202/44573 "2025-09-29T14:24:48Z")\ **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:** [September 29, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-bullhorn-202/44573/1 "2025-09-29T14:24:48Z")
![bullhorn-pool.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/bfccdf465dbf3994b176735604b2bf4241fa03fa.png) **This week in Ansible Community** _Issue #202, 2025-09-29 ([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 🔈 ### New [docs.ansible.com](http://docs.ansible.com) design [Oranod](https://matrix.to/#/@orandon:ansible.im) contributed > We’ve got a new look and feel for Ansible community docs. > > The Ansible community team at Red Hat announced our plans to migrate the `docs.ansible.com` subdomain to Read The Docs (RTD) hosting in a [forum post](https://forum.ansible.com/t/we-re-moving-to-read-the-docs/43519). > > We’re gearing up to make the switch to Read The Docs but decided to roll out the new docsite landing pages first. We’ve [revamped the docsite](https://github.com/ansible-community/community-website/pull/475) using the design of the community website with the content journey based approach to the docsite. > > You can now visit [ansible.readthedocs.io](https://ansible.readthedocs.io/) to see what `docs.ansible.com` is going to look like after we point the subdomain to Read The Docs hosting. So please take a look and try it out. If you spot any issues or have ideas on how to improve, please open an issue in the [ansible-docsite](https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-docsite) repo, in the forum, or in the [Ansible Docs](https://matrix.to/#/#docs:ansible.com) channel on Matrix. Cheers! ### community.sap\_libs collection removal consideration [mariolenz](https://matrix.to/#/@mariolenz:matrix.org) said > It looks like the [community.sap\_libs](https://github.com/sap-linuxlab/community.sap_libs) collection is effectively unmaintained. According to the current [Ansible Community Package Collections Removal Process](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/community/collection_contributors/collection_package_removal.html#identifying-and-removing-an-unmaintained-collection-that-has-not-been-deprecated-by-its-maintainers), we consider removing it in a future version of the Ansible Community Package. Please see [Unmaintained collection: community.sap\_libs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/44501) for more information or to announce that you’re interested in taking over the maintenance of (a fork of) `community.sap_libs`. > > At least one month after this announcement appears here and in the [collection’s issue tracker](https://github.com/sap-linuxlab/community.sap_libs/issues/55), the Ansible Community Steering Committee will vote on whether this collection is considered unmaintained and will be removed, or whether it will be kept. If it will be removed, this will happen earliest in Ansible Community Package 14. Please note that you can still manually install the collection with `ansible-galaxy collection install community.sap_libs` even when it has been removed from Ansible Community Package. ## Collection updates 🪄 ### Certified collections updates [samccann](https://matrix.to/#/@samccann:ansible.im) contributed > Certified collections updated this week: > > - [hitachivantara.vspone\_block:4.2.2](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/hitachivantara/vspone_block?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) > - [ibm.ibm\_zos\_core:1.15.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/ibm/ibm_zos_core?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) > - [cisco.intersight:2.4.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/cisco/intersight?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) > - [ibm.ibm\_zhmc:1.9.6](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/ibm/ibm_zhmc?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) > - [datadog.dd:6.3.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/datadog/dd?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) > - [ibm.isam:3.4.0](https://catalog.redhat.com/software/collection/ibm/isam?sc_cid=RHCTE0250000461626) ### community.routeros release [Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) contributed > community.routeros 3.11.0 ([community.routeros/CHANGELOG.md at main · ansible-collections/community.routeros · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.routeros/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#v3-11-0)) has been released with a bugfix and a new feature. The new feature improves idempotency handling of the `community.routeros.api_find_and_modify` and `community.routeros.api_modify` modules by comparing values as strings, while considering librouteros’ value type transformations. ## Help wanted 🙏 ### Bullhorn feedback > We’re looking for feedback from you on possible Bullhorn improvements! Participate in > the [Bullhorn feedback](https://forum.ansible.com/t/improving-the-bullhorn-newsletter/44546) forum post! ### Dimension Data cloud modules check [russoz (Alex Z)](https://matrix.to/#/@russoz:matrix.org) shared > Liveness check: community.general Dimension Data cloud > > In 15/Aug we left a [post](https://forum.ansible.com/t/liveness-check-community-general-dimension-data-cloud/44302) in the forum about the Dimension Data cloud service - there are modules and accompanying plugins in the community.general collection, but when investigated, it _seems_ the service is no longer operating. > > This is a call to the community, if anyone can help confirm whether that service (or more importantly those modules) are still useful or not. If you know something about that service, please go to that forum post and leave a message for us. > > If we do not here from anyone in a while (I am thinking a couple of mentions in the Bullhorn), a deprecation PR will be created for those modules. > > Thanks in advance to any light anyone can shed over this matter. ## Major new releases 🏆 ### Ansible-Core [↗](https://github.com/ansible/ansible) The `ansible-core` package contains the base engine and a small subset of modules and plugins. To see what’s planned for the next release, look at the [`ansible-core` roadmaps](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/devel/roadmap/ansible_core_roadmap_index.html). ### ansible-core 2.20 beta [ansible-announce](https://matrix.to/#/@ansible-announce:matrix.org) contributed > New Release: ansible-core v2.20.0b1 - [New Release: ansible-core v2.20.0b1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-20-0b1/44542) ### 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 package 13.0 alpha [Felix Fontein](https://matrix.to/#/@felixfontein:matrix.org) contributed > Ansible 13.0.0a1 package (pre-release) is here! ❤ > 🔗[Release announcement: Ansible community package 13.0.0a1 (Pre-Release)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/44553) > 💽You can install it by running the following command: > > ```auto > python3 -m pip install ansible==13.0.0a1 --user > > ``` > > ➡ Check Release Notes 📦🗒 ([ansible-build-data/13/CHANGELOG-v13.md at 13.0.0a1 · ansible-community/ansible-build-data · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/13.0.0a1/13/CHANGELOG-v13.md)) and Ansible 13 Porting Guide ([Ansible 13 Porting Guide — Ansible Community Documentation](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_13.html)) for more details! ## Community events and meetups 📅 [samccann](https://matrix.to/#/@samccann:ansible.im) contributed > upcoming events: > > - 2025-10-02, [AAP Config as Code Office Hours - First Thursday of Every Month](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-config-as-code-office-hours-first-thursday-of-every-month/398) > > - 2025-10-02, [Ansible Virtual Meetup: October 2025 [2025-10-02]](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-virtual-meetup-october-2025-2025-10-02/44538) > > - 2025-10-08, [Ansible for IBM Z community meeting](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-for-ibm-z-community-meeting/44444) > > - 2025-10-09, [Ansible-Hamburg: Ansible Meetup Hamburg – Zeit für ein Wiedersehen 🍕🍻 [2025-10-09]](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-hamburg-ansible-meetup-hamburg-zeit-fur-ein-wiedersehen-2025-10-09/44480) > > - 2025-10-09, [Red Hat Summit: Connect 2025 London](https://forum.ansible.com/t/red-hat-summit-connect-2025-london/43244) > > - 2025-10-09, [Ansible-London: Ansible London – Thursday 9th October 2025 [2025-10-09]](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-london-ansible-london-thursday-9th-october-2025-2025-10-09/43849) > > - 2025-10-15, [CFP close for CfgMgmtCamp 2026](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cfp-close-for-cfgmgmtcamp-2026/44251) > > - 2025-10-21, [Announcing Our Official Code Freeze Schedule & Process](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-our-official-code-freeze-schedule-process/44176) > > - 2025-10-23, [Ansible-Minneapolis: Minneapolis Ansible User Group [2025-10-23]](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-minneapolis-minneapolis-ansible-user-group-2025-10-23/44485) > > - 2025-10-23, [AWS Community Meeting](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-community-meeting/1848) > > - 2025-11-05, [Ansible-Barcelona: A Deep Dive into Configuration as Code using Ansible’s community aap\_configurati [2025-11-05]](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-barcelona-a-deep-dive-into-configuration-as-code-using-ansible-s-community-aap-configurati-2025-11-05/44256) > > - 2025-12-01, [Ansible @ AWS: re:invent - December 2025](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-aws-re-invent-december-2025/44263) > > - 2026-02-02, [CfgMgmtCamp 2026](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cfgmgmtcamp-2026/44250) > > - Every Tuesday @11AM ET, [Documentation Working Group](https://forum.ansible.com/t/documentation-wg-weekly-meeting/7229) > > - Every Thursday @13:00 UTC, [Network Working Group](https://forum.ansible.com/t/network-automation-working-group-agenda/2539) ## 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!