It must have been love

This is the codename for my latest Hyper-V Packer Virtual Machine templates release.
When I dropped Hyper-V in favor of Proxmox, I intended to close this repository. I feared stealing my family time and the rising costs of running needed infrastructure and pipelines.
The former was resolved by writing and mainly testing in the dawn time (as I am a definitely morning person). Quiet hours before meetings, obligations, and neverending litanies of ‚Could you help me?’
The latter is resolved by running the BuyMeACoffee campaign – a link you can find in Readme.
Long story short – the newest release of Hyper-V templates

## Version 3.0.0 2023-09-16

* [BREAKING_CHANGE] complete redesign of building process. Instead od separate scripts now you’re presented with generic `hv_generic.ps1` script run with proper parameters. This will allow for easier maintenance and less clutter in repository
* [BREAKING_CHANGE] complete redesign of `extra` folder structure. Instead of primary structure based on hypervisor, current structure focuses on OS type, then if needed on hypervisor or cloud model. This will allow for easier maintenance and less clutter in repository
* [BREAKING_CHANGE] complete redesign of Windows Update process. Instead of Nuget-based module, now we’re presented with packer `windows-update` plugin. This will allow for easier maintenance and less clutter in repository
* [BREAKING_CHANGE] complete redesing of templates. Instead of separate files for each template, now we’re presented with generic family template (windows/rhel/ubuntu) This will allow for easier maintenance and less clutter in repository. Since packer doesn’t support conditions, we’re using `empty` resources to change its flow.
* [BREAKING_CHANGE] dropping support for Vagrant builds. This can be introduced later, but for now, these builds are removed.
* [BREAKING_CHANGE] dropping support for extra volumes for Docker. This is related both with removal of Docker from Kubernetes in favor of containerd, which forces different paths for containers.
* [BREAKING_CHANGE] dropping customization image tendencies. We’ll try to generate images as much generic as possible, without ground changes in them. Non-generic changes like adding Zabbix or Puppet will be removed in next releases, as I do believe this is not the `Packer’s` role.
* [BREAKING_CHANGE] dropping support for CentOS 7.x
* [BREAKING_CHANGE] dropping support for Windows Server 2016