Announcing Kubernetes Community Group Annual Reports
Authors: Divya Mohan
Given the growth and scale of the Kubernetes project, the existing reporting mechanisms were proving to be inadequate and challenging. Kubernetes is a large open source project. With over 100000 commits just to the main k/kubernetes repository, hundreds of other code repositories in the project, and thousands of contributors, there's a lot going on. In fact, there are 37 contributor groups at the time of writing. We also value all forms of contribution and not just code changes.
With that context in mind, the challenge of reporting on all this activity was a call to action for exploring better options. Therefore
inspired by the Apache Software Foundation’s Kubernetes Community Group Annual Reports for Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Working Groups (WGs). In its flagship edition,
the
Previously, the mechanisms for the Kubernetes project overall to report on groups and their activities were
The existing communication channels between the Steering committee members and the folks leading the groups and committees were also required
to be made as open and as bi-directional as possible. Towards achieving this very purpose, every group and committee has been assigned a
liaison from among the steering committee members for kick off, help, or guidance needed throughout the process. According to
With this report, we hope to empower our end user communities with information that they can use to identify ways in which they can support
the project as well as a sneak peek into the roadmap for upcoming features. As a community, we thrive on feedback and would love to hear your
views about the report. You can get in touch with the .