This repo was forked from github.com/ansible to contribute softlayer modules. Much of the automation will be done with autoscale groups via the softlayer portal. What can't be done there (like tagging) will be done in this repo in the cloud/softlayer folder.
This repo contains a subset of ansible-modules with slightly lower use or priority than "core" modules.
All new modules should be submitted here, and have a chance to be promoted to core over time.
Take care to submit tickets to the appropriate repo where modules are contained. The repo is mentioned at the bottom of module documentation page at docs.ansible.com.
Ansible module development guide contains the latest info about that.
As with Ansible, modules distributed with Ansible are GPLv3 licensed. User generated modules not part of this project can be of any license.
There should be no need to install this repo separately as it should be included in any Ansible install using the official documented methods.