Add removed information for collections removed in previous major ver…

…sions (#465)

* Keep removed collection info from previous major releases.

* Add removed collection entries for collections removed in earlier versions.

10/collection-meta.yaml

@@ -365,13 +365,54 @@ collections:
   wti.remote:
     repository: https://github.com/wtinetworkgear/wti-collection
 removed_collections:
+  cisco.nso:
+    repository: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/ansible-nso
+    removal:
+      version: 9.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/155
+      announce_version: 8.0.0a1
   community.azure:
     repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.azure
     removal:
       version: 10.0.0a1
       reason: considered-unmaintained
       discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/263
       announce_version: 9.0.0a1
+  community.fortios:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.fortios
+    removal:
+      version: 9.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/162
+      announce_version: 8.0.0a1
+  community.google:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.google
+    removal:
+      version: 9.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/160
+      announce_version: 8.0.0a1
+  community.kubernetes:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.kubernetes
+    removal:
+      version: 6.0.0a2
+      reason: renamed
+      new_name: kubernetes.core
+      announce_version: 4.2.0
+      redirect_replacement_major_version: 5
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/22
+      # https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/93
+  community.kubevirt:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.kubevirt
+    removal:
+      version: 6.0.0a2
+      reason: other
+      reason_text: >-
+        The collection has not been working with the community.kubernetes collection included since Ansible
+        5.0.0, and unfortunately nobody managed to adjust the collection to work with
+        kubernetes.core >= 2.0.0.
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/92
   community.sap:
     maintainers:
       - rainerleber
@@ -381,6 +422,34 @@ removed_collections:
       reason: renamed
       new_name: community.sap_libs
       announce_version: 9.0.0a1
+  community.skydive:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/skydive
+    removal:
+      version: 9.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/171
+      announce_version: 8.0.0a1
+  dellemc.os10:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/dellemc.os10
+    removal:
+      version: 8.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/134
+      announce_version: 6.5.0
+  dellemc.os6:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/dellemc.os6
+    removal:
+      version: 8.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/132
+      announce_version: 6.5.0
+  dellemc.os9:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/dellemc.os9
+    removal:
+      version: 8.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/133
+      announce_version: 6.5.0
   gluster.gluster:
     repository: https://github.com/gluster/gluster-ansible-collection
     removal:
@@ -399,6 +468,13 @@ removed_collections:
       reason: considered-unmaintained
       discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/254
       announce_version: 9.0.0a1
+  mellanox.onyx:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/mellanox.onyx
+    removal:
+      version: 8.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/136
+      announce_version: 6.5.0
   netapp.aws:
     maintainers:
       - carchi8py
@@ -442,6 +518,13 @@ removed_collections:
       reason: considered-unmaintained
       discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/244
       announce_version: 9.0.0a1
+  ngine_io.vultr:
+    repository: https://github.com/ngine-io/ansible-collection-vultr
+    removal:
+      version: 9.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/257
+      announce_version: 8.3.0
   purestorage.fusion:
     maintainers:
       - sdodsley
@@ -451,3 +534,13 @@ removed_collections:
       reason: deprecated
       discussion: https://forum.ansible.com/t/3712
       announce_version: 9.3.0
+  servicenow.servicenow:
+    repository: https://github.com/ServiceNowITOM/servicenow-ansible
+    removal:
+      version: 9.0.0a1
+      reason: other
+      reason_text:
+        The deprecated servicenow.servicenow collection has been removed from Ansible 7,
+        but accidentally re-added to Ansible 8.
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/246
+      announce_version: 8.2.0

11/collection-meta.yaml

@@ -312,13 +312,116 @@ collections:
   wti.remote:
     repository: https://github.com/wtinetworkgear/wti-collection
 removed_collections:
+  cisco.nso:
+    repository: https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/ansible-nso
+    removal:
+      version: 9.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/155
+      announce_version: 8.0.0a1
+  community.azure:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.azure
+    removal:
+      version: 10.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/263
+      announce_version: 9.0.0a1
+  community.fortios:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.fortios
+    removal:
+      version: 9.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/162
+      announce_version: 8.0.0a1
+  community.google:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.google
+    removal:
+      version: 9.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/160
+      announce_version: 8.0.0a1
+  community.kubernetes:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.kubernetes
+    removal:
+      version: 6.0.0a2
+      reason: renamed
+      new_name: kubernetes.core
+      announce_version: 4.2.0
+      redirect_replacement_major_version: 5
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/22
+      # https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/93
+  community.kubevirt:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.kubevirt
+    removal:
+      version: 6.0.0a2
+      reason: other
+      reason_text: >-
+        The collection has not been working with the community.kubernetes collection included since Ansible
+        5.0.0, and unfortunately nobody managed to adjust the collection to work with
+        kubernetes.core >= 2.0.0.
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/92
+  community.sap:
+    maintainers:
+      - rainerleber
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.sap
+    removal:
+      version: 10.0.0a1
+      reason: renamed
+      new_name: community.sap_libs
+      announce_version: 9.0.0a1
+  community.skydive:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/skydive
+    removal:
+      version: 9.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/171
+      announce_version: 8.0.0a1
+  dellemc.os10:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/dellemc.os10
+    removal:
+      version: 8.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/134
+      announce_version: 6.5.0
+  dellemc.os6:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/dellemc.os6
+    removal:
+      version: 8.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/132
+      announce_version: 6.5.0
+  dellemc.os9:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/dellemc.os9
+    removal:
+      version: 8.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/133
+      announce_version: 6.5.0
   frr.frr:
     repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/frr.frr
     removal:
       version: 11.0.0a1
       reason: deprecated
       discussion: https://forum.ansible.com/t/6243
       announce_version: 10.2.0
+  gluster.gluster:
+    repository: https://github.com/gluster/gluster-ansible-collection
+    removal:
+      version: 10.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/225
+      announce_version: 7.7.0
+  hpe.nimble:
+    maintainers:
+      - ar-india
+      - datamattsson
+    repository: https://github.com/hpe-storage/nimble-ansible-modules
+    collection-directory: "./ansible_collection/hpe/nimble"
+    removal:
+      version: 10.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/254
+      announce_version: 9.0.0a1
   inspur.sm:
     maintainers:
       - ISIB-Group
@@ -328,6 +431,44 @@ removed_collections:
       reason: considered-unmaintained
       discussion: https://forum.ansible.com/t/2854
       announce_version: 10.0.0a1
+  mellanox.onyx:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/mellanox.onyx
+    removal:
+      version: 8.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/136
+      announce_version: 6.5.0
+  netapp.aws:
+    maintainers:
+      - carchi8py
+      - suhasbshekar
+      - wenjun666
+      - chuyich
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/netapp.aws
+    removal:
+      version: 10.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/223
+      announce_version: 7.7.0
+  netapp.azure:
+    maintainers:
+      - carchi8py
+      - suhasbshekar
+      - wenjun666
+      - chuyich
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/netapp.azure
+    removal:
+      version: 10.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/234
+      announce_version: 9.0.0a1
+  netapp.elementsw:
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/netapp.elementsw
+    removal:
+      version: 10.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/235
+      announce_version: 9.0.0a1
   netapp.storagegrid:
     maintainers:
       - carchi8py
@@ -339,20 +480,58 @@ removed_collections:
       reason: considered-unmaintained
       discussion: https://forum.ansible.com/t/2811
       announce_version: 10.0.0a1
+  netapp.um_info:
+    maintainers:
+      - carchi8py
+      - suhasbshekar
+      - wenjun666
+      - chuyich
+    repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/netapp.um_info
+    removal:
+      version: 10.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/244
+      announce_version: 9.0.0a1
   ngine_io.exoscale:
     repository: https://github.com/ngine-io/ansible-collection-exoscale
     removal:
       version: 11.0.0a2
       reason: deprecated
       discussion: https://forum.ansible.com/t/2572
       announce_version: 10.5.0
+  ngine_io.vultr:
+    repository: https://github.com/ngine-io/ansible-collection-vultr
+    removal:
+      version: 9.0.0a1
+      reason: considered-unmaintained
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/257
+      announce_version: 8.3.0
   openvswitch.openvswitch:
     repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/openvswitch.openvswitch
     removal:
       version: 11.0.0a1
       reason: deprecated
       discussion: https://forum.ansible.com/t/6245
       announce_version: 10.2.0
+  purestorage.fusion:
+    maintainers:
+      - sdodsley
+    repository: https://github.com/Pure-Storage-Ansible/Fusion-Collection
+    removal:
+      version: 10.0.0a1
+      reason: deprecated
+      discussion: https://forum.ansible.com/t/3712
+      announce_version: 9.3.0
+  servicenow.servicenow:
+    repository: https://github.com/ServiceNowITOM/servicenow-ansible
+    removal:
+      version: 9.0.0a1
+      reason: other
+      reason_text:
+        The deprecated servicenow.servicenow collection has been removed from Ansible 7,
+        but accidentally re-added to Ansible 8.
+      discussion: https://github.com/ansible-community/community-topics/issues/246
+      announce_version: 8.2.0
   t_systems_mms.icinga_director:
     changelog-url: https://github.com/T-Systems-MMS/ansible-collection-icinga-director/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
     maintainers: