Merge pull request #77132 from michaelryanpeter/osdocs-10830-4.16-rn-deprecate-OSDK-and-operators

OSDOCS#10830: [4.16 RN] Deprecate OSDK and related scaffolding

Author: michaelryanpeter

release_notes/ocp-4-16-release-notes.adoc

@@ -782,9 +782,34 @@ In the following tables, features are marked with the following statuses:
 |====
 |Feature |4.14 |4.15 |4.16
 
-|SQLite database format for Operator catalogs
+|Operator SDK
+|General Availability
+|General Availability
 |Deprecated
+
+|Scaffolding tools for Ansible-based Operator projects
+|General Availability
+|General Availability
 |Deprecated
+
+|Scaffolding tools for Helm-based Operator projects
+|General Availability
+|General Availability
+|Deprecated
+
+|Scaffolding tools for Go-based Operator projects
+|General Availability
+|General Availability
+|Deprecated
+
+|Scaffolding tools for Hybrid Helm-based Operator projects
+|Technology Preview
+|Technology Preview
+|Deprecated
+
+|Scaffolding tools for Java-based Operator projects
+|Technology Preview
+|Technology Preview
 |Deprecated
 
 |Platform Operators
@@ -796,6 +821,11 @@ In the following tables, features are marked with the following statuses:
 |Technology Preview
 |Technology Preview
 |Removed
+
+|SQLite database format for Operator catalogs
+|Deprecated
+|Deprecated
+|Deprecated
 |====
 
 [discrete]
@@ -1067,6 +1097,20 @@ With this release, installation of package-based {op-system-base} worker nodes i
 
 For more information about image layering, see xref:../post_installation_configuration/coreos-layering.adoc[{op-system} image layering].
 
+[id="ocp-4-16-deprecation-operator-sdk_{context}"]
+==== Operator SDK CLI tool and related testing and scaffolding tools are deprecated
+
+The Red{nbsp}Hat-supported version of the Operator SDK CLI tool, including the related scaffolding and testing tools for Operator projects, is deprecated and is planned to be removed in a future release of {product-title}. Red{nbsp}Hat will provide bug fixes and support for this feature during the current release lifecycle, but this feature will no longer receive enhancements and will be removed from future {product-title} releases.
+
+The Red{nbsp}Hat-supported version of the Operator SDK is not recommended for creating new Operator projects. Operator authors with existing Operator projects can use the version of the Operator SDK CLI tool released with {product-title} {product-version} to maintain their projects and create Operator releases targeting newer versions of {product-title}.
+
+The following related base images for Operator projects are _not_ deprecated. The runtime functionality and configuration APIs for these base images are still supported for bug fixes and for addressing CVEs.
+
+* The base image for Ansible-based Operator projects
+* The base image for Helm-based Operator projects
+
+For information about the unsupported, community-maintained, version of the Operator SDK, see link:https://sdk.operatorframework.io[Operator SDK (Operator Framework)].
+
 [id="ocp-4-16-removed-features_{context}"]
 === Removed features
 
@@ -1826,16 +1870,15 @@ In the following tables, features are marked with the following statuses:
 |Technology Preview
 |Removed
 
-|Hybrid Helm Operator
-|Technology Preview
+|Scaffolding tools for Hybrid Helm-based Operator projects
 |Technology Preview
 |Technology Preview
+|Deprecated
 
-|Java-based Operator
-|Technology Preview
+|Scaffolding tools for Java-based Operator projects
 |Technology Preview
 |Technology Preview
-
+|Deprecated
 |====
 
 [discrete]