2.6 changelog gen/version/root dir cleanup (#40421)

* patched in changelog gen stuff from stable-2.5
* Makefile updates
* release.py as single-source-of-truth
* Remove obsolete ansible-core-sitemap.xml file.
* Move ROADMAP.rst into README.rst.
* dynamic rpm changelog, zap old deb/rpm changelogs
* fix changelog in MANIFEST.in
* Remove obsolete hacking/update.sh script.
* Remove ref to deleted authors script.
* Remove ref to removed module-formatter script.
* Update headings to match script names.
* MANIFEST.in cleanup
* removed RELEASES.txt and versions.yml
* removed obsolete release generation playbook/bits (not used since 2.5)
* misc Makefile cleanup
* speculative changes to DEB versioning
* allow override of DEB_VERSION/DEB_RELEASE

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 167 deletions

diff --git a/packaging/release/vars/versions.yml b/packaging/release/vars/versions.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ab4bf49dea..0000000000
--- a/packaging/release/vars/versions.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-versions:
-- "2.6":
-    code_name: "Heartbreaker"
-    releases:
-    - "0": TBD
-- "2.5":
-    code_name: "Kashmir"
-    releases:
-    - "0": TBD
-- "2.4":
-    code_name: "Dancing Days"
-    releases:
-    - "4": "04-04-2018"
-    - "3": "01-31.2018"
-    - "2": "11-29-2017"
-    - "1": "10-25-2017"
-    - "0": "09-19-2017"
-- "2.3":
-    code_name: "Ramble On"
-    releases:
-    - "3": "12-20-2017"
-    - "2": "08-04-2017"
-    - "1": "06-01-2017"
-    - "0": "04-12-2017"
-- "2.2":
-    code_name: "The Battle of Evermore"
-    releases:
-    - "3": "05-09-2017"
-    - "2": "03-27-2017"
-    - "1": "01-16-2017"
-    - "0": "11-01-2016"
-- "2.1":
-    code_name: "The Song Remains the Same"
-    releases:
-    - "6": "06-01-2017"
-    - "5": "03-27-2017"
-    - "4": "01-16-2017"
-    - "3": "11-04-2016"
-    - "2": "09-29-2016"
-    - "1": "07-28-2016"
-    - "0": "05-25-2016"
-- "2.0":
-    code_name: "Over the Hills and Far Away"
-    releases:
-    - '2': "04-19-2016"
-    - '1': "02-24-2016"
-    - '0': "01-12-2016"
-- "1.9":
-    code_name: "Dancing In the Streets"
-    releases:
-    - '6': "04-15-2016"
-    - '5': "03-21-2016"
-    - '4': "10-09-2015"
-    - '3': "09-03-2015"
-    - '2': "06-24-2015"
-    - '1': "04-27-2015"
-    - '0': "03-25-2015"
-- "1.8":
-    code_name: "You Really Got Me"
-    releases:
-    - '4': "02-19-2015"
-    - '3': "02-17-2015"
-    - '2': "12-04-2014"
-    - '1': "11-26-2014"
-    - '0': "11-25-2014"
-- "1.7":
-    code_name: "Summer Nights"
-    releases:
-    - '2': "09-24-2014"
-    - '1': "08-14-2014"
-    - '0': "08-06-2014"
-- "1.6":
-    code_name: "The Cradle Will Rock"
-    releases:
-    - '10': "07-25-2014"
-    - '9': "07-24-2014"
-    - '8': "07-22-2014"
-    - '7': "07-21-2014"
-    - '6': "07-01-2014"
-    - '5': "06-25-2014"
-    - '4': "06-25-2014"
-    - '3': "06-09-2014"
-    - '2': "05-23-2014"
-    - '1': "05-07-2014"
-    - '0': "05-05-2014"
-- "1.5":
-    code_name: "Love Walks In"
-    releases:
-    - '5': "04-18-2014"
-    - '4': "04-01-2014"
-    - '3': "03-13-2014"
-    - '2': "03-11-2014"
-    - '1': "03-10-2014"
-    - '0': "02-28-2014"
-- "1.4":
-    code_name: "Could This Be Magic?"
-    releases:
-    - '5': "02-12-2014"
-    - '4': "01-06-2014"
-    - '3': "12-20-2013"
-    - '2': "12-18-2013"
-    - '1': "11-27-2013"
-    - '0': "11-21-2013"
-- "1.3":
-    code_name: "Top of the World"
-    releases:
-    - '4': "10-29-2013"
-    - '3': "10-09-2013"
-    - '2': "09-19-2013"
-    - '1': "09-16-2013"
-    - '0': "09-13-2013"
-- "1.2":
-    code_name: "Right Now"
-    releases:
-    - '3': "08-21-2013"
-    - '2': "07-05-2013"
-    - '1': "07-04-2013"
-    - '0': "06-10-2013"
-- "1.1":
-    code_name: "Mean Street"
-    releases:
-    - '0': "04-02-2013"
-- "1.0":
-    code_name: "Eruption"
-    releases:
-    - '0': "02-01-2013"
-- "0.9":
-    code_name: "Dreams"
-    releases:
-    - '0': "11-30-2012"
-- "0.8":
-    code_name: "Cathedral"
-    releases:
-    - '0': "10-19-2012"
-- "0.7":
-    code_name: "Panama"
-    releases:
-    - '0': "09-06-2012"
-- "0.6":
-    code_name: "Cabo"
-    releases:
-    - '0': "08-06-2012"
-- "0.5":
-    code_name: "Amsterdam"
-    releases:
-    - '0': "07-04-2012"
-- "0.4":
-    code_name: "Unchained"
-    releases:
-    - '0': "05-23-2012"
-- "0.3":
-    code_name: "Baluchitherium"
-    releases:
-    - '0': "04-23-2012"
-- "0.2":
-    code_name: "Untitled"
-    releases:
-    - '0': "?"
-- "0.1":
-    code_name: "Untitled"
-    releases:
-    - '0': "?"
-- "0.0":
-    code_name: "Untitled"
-    releases:
-    - '2': "?"
-    - '1': "?"