SIG Contributor Experience Deep Dive

Conference: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2021

2021-10-15

Authors: Bob Killen, Christoph Blecker, Alison Dowdney

Summary

Overview of sub-projects and ways to contribute to the Kubernetes project

Kubernetes manages an instance of Discourse called discuss.io for end-user focused community forums
Moderators help keep the community safe and are staffed across different time zones
Contributor.coms is a sub-project that manages marketing and outreach to contributors
Contributor and developer guides are living documents that cover general and specific processes for contributing to the project
Shadow programs help individuals learn about specific roles and responsibilities within the project
Slack infrastructure is moderated to maintain a safe and inclusive space for contributors
Joining SIG mailing lists and attending meetings is a good way to get involved
Regular attendance and note-taking are appreciated roles for new contributors

Kubernetes has a large footprint on GitHub and requires a team to manage it. The team has made improvements to the CLA system and added new GitHub admins to scale processes. They also use shadow programs to help individuals learn about specific roles and responsibilities within the project.

Abstract

The Kubernetes Contributor Experience Special Interest Group (SIG) is tasked with developing and sustaining a healthy contributor community. Things like feature velocity, community scaling, mentoring, pull request latency, and more all fall within scope of the SIG In this talk, we will provide an introduction to SIG Contributor Experience, its role within the project, and dive into the various subprojects that support its mission. Additionally, we will provide a general community update and go over how you can get involved.

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Tags:

Kubernetes

Contributor Experience

SIG

Feature Velocity

Community Scaling