Post on Go Contrib modules removal (code owners needed)

content/en/blog/2024/go-contrib-removal.md

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+---
+title: Abandoned Go Contrib modules need code owners or will be removed
+linkTitle: Go Contrib modules ownership
+date: 2024-05-27
+author: >-
+  [Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti](https://github.com/theletterf) (Splunk)
+issue: 4542
+sig: SIG Go
+# prettier-ignore
+cSpell:ignore: aws Benedetti Fabrizio Ferri gopkg labstack macaron moduled otelaws otelecho otellambda otelmacaron otelmongo otelmux
+---
+
+The Go SIG will remove Contrib modules that lack code owners. For each module,
+the removal is planned for no sooner than August 21, 2024, unless a code owner
+is found. The list includes the following modules:
+
+- `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/detectors/aws/ec2`
+- `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/detectors/aws/ecs`
+- `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/detectors/aws/eks`
+- `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/detectors/aws/lambda`
+- `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go/otellambda`
+- `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/otelaws`
+- `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux`
+- `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho`
+- `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/otelmongo`
+- `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/gopkg.in/macaron.v1/otelmacaron`
+- `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/propagators/aws`
+- `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/samplers/aws/xray`
+
+For a full list of modules at risk for removal, see the
+[Remove unowned moduled](https://github.com/orgs/open-telemetry/projects/92/views/1)
+project board.
+
+## Why are those modules going to be removed?
+
+As described in the Go Contrib
+[contributions guidelines](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go-contrib/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#code-owners),
+all Contrib modules require a code owner so that the code is not abandoned. Code
+owners have the responsibility of maintaining the component, responding to
+issues, and reviewing pull requests.
+
+## I want to become a code owner! What do I do?
+
+To become a code owner, you just need to
+[open an issue](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go-contrib/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&projects=&template=owner.md&title=).
+
+The only requirements is that you're a member of the OpenTelemetry organization
+and have a good working knowledge of the code you seek to maintain.
+
+We're looking forward to your requests!

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