REQUEST: Consolidate COSI Repos

[xing-yang]

New repo, staging repo, or migrate existing

New repo

Is it a staging repo?

no

Requested name for new repository

https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/container-object-storage-interface

Which Organization should it reside

kubernetes-sigs

Who should have admin access?

@jsafrane, @msau42, @saad-ali, @xing-yang,

Who should have write access?

@jsafrane, @msau42, @saad-ali, @xing-yang, @BlaineEXE, @shanduur

Who should be listed as approvers in OWNERS?

@jsafrane, @msau42, @saad-ali, @xing-yang, @BlaineEXE, @shanduur

Who should be listed in SECURITY_CONTACTS?

@jsafrane, @msau42, @saad-ali, @xing-yang

What should the repo description be?

Container Object Storage Interface (COSI) responsible for defining COSI spec and APIs, interfacing with COSI drivers, and managing the lifecycle of COSI objects.

What SIG and subproject does this fall under?

SIG: sig-storage, subproject: kubernetes-cosi

Please provide references to appropriate approval for this new repo

See previous issue when the original repo was created: #2289
There are multiple COSI repos. It is getting difficult to manage them. We are trying to consolidate them into one repo so that it will be easier for release and testing.
Discussed at SIG Storage meeting on 10/17/2024: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-8KEG8AjAgKznS9NFm3qWqkGyCHmvU6HVl0sk5hwoAE/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.5of1uelb9bht

Additional context for request

We are merging multiple COSI repos into one (subproject of SIG Storage). Here are the requests.

1. Copy the content of the repo "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/container-object-storage-interface-api" to a new repo "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/container-object-storage-interface".
2. Archive the original repo "container-object-storage-interface-api" and point it to the new repo "container-object-storage-interface".
3. Archive the following repos and point them to the new repo "container-object-storage-interface".
   https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/container-object-storage-interface-provisioner-sidecar
   https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/container-object-storage-interface-controller
   https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/container-object-storage-interface-spec