Merge branch 'cc7news' into 'master'

Add a CC7 end-of-life news item

See merge request !150

docs/centos7/index.md

 # What is CERN CentOS 7 (CC7) ?
 
-!!! danger "CC7 is due to be deprecated within the CERN environment on 30.06.2024, see [OTG0145248](https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal?id=outage&n=OTG0145248) or check if [ELS7](/centos7/els7) could be useful for you."
+!!! danger "CC7 was deprecated within the CERN environment on 30.06.2024, see [OTG0145248](https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal?id=outage&n=OTG0145248) or check if [ELS7](/centos7/els7) could be useful for you."
 
 CERN Community ENTerprise Operating System 7 is the upstream [CentOS 7](http://www.centos.org/), built to integrate into the CERN computing environment but it is not a site-specific product: all CERN site customizations are optional and can be deactivated for external users.
 

docs/centos8/index.md

 # CentOS Stream 8
 
-!!! danger "CentOS Stream 8 is due to be deprecated within the CERN environment on 30.09.2023, see [OTG0074647](https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal?id=outage&n=OTG0074647)"
+!!! danger "CentOS Stream 8 was deprecated within the CERN environment on 30.09.2023, see [OTG0074647](https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal?id=outage&n=OTG0074647)"
 
 ## Release status
 

docs/centos9/index.md

 # CentOS Stream 9
 
-!!! danger "CentOS Stream 9 is due to be deprecated within the CERN environment on 30.06.2023, see [OTG0074647](https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal?id=outage&n=OTG0074647)"
+!!! danger "CentOS Stream 9 was deprecated within the CERN environment on 30.06.2023, see [OTG0074647](https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal?id=outage&n=OTG0074647)"
 
 ## Release status
 

docs/index.tpl

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 * Check [Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 latest updates](updates/rhel8/prod/latest_updates)
 * Check [CERN CentOS 7 latest updates](updates/cc7/prod/latest_updates)
 
-!!! danger "CC7 is due to be deprecated within the CERN environment on 30.06.2024, see [OTG0145248](https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal?id=outage&n=OTG0145248) for more details or refer to [Which distribution should I use](https://linux.web.cern.ch/which/)"
+!!! danger "CC7 was deprecated within the CERN environment on 30.06.2024, see [OTG0145248](https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal?id=outage&n=OTG0145248) for more details or refer to [Which distribution should I use](https://linux.web.cern.ch/which/)"
 
 <br/>
 # Latest news

docs/news/20240630.md

+<div class="admonition news_date">2024-06-30</div>
+
+## CC7 & RHEL7 have reached end-of-life
+
+As of 30.06.2024, both CC7 (CERN CentOS 7) and RHEL7 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) have reached end-of-life.
+
+These distributions are no longer supported at CERN.
+
+If you are still using CC7 or RHEL7, we encourage you to migrate to a newer supported distribution as soon as possible.
+
+You may refer to the [Which distribution should I use?](/which) page for additional details.

docs/which.md

@@ -2,16 +2,12 @@
 
 CERN supports both [RHEL](/rhel) and [AlmaLinux](/almalinux), and in addition some [CentOS](/centos) versions - so which distribution should I use?
 
-Of the above options, there are also several different 'versions' (families such as '7', '8' or '9') which can also make the decision even more confusing.
+Of the above options, there are also several different 'versions' (families such as '8' or '9') which can also make the decision more confusing.
 
 In general we recommend to use the **latest** version available, as this will ensure that the choice you make lasts for the longest period of time. 
 
 If you need to use a specific family, please read on:
 
-For the **7** family, historically [CERN CentOS 7 (CC7)](/centos7) was recommended
-
-!!! danger "CC7 is due to be deprecated within the CERN environment on 30.06.2024, see [OTG0145248](https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal?id=outage&n=OTG0145248) or check if [ELS7](/centos7/els7) could be useful for you."
-
 For the **8** or **9** families you have two choices, either [RHEL](/rhel) or [AlmaLinux](/almalinux).
 
 * Please see the table below