Working with the Kubernetes community
This chapter focused heavily on the standards, policies, and timelines of Kubernetes as they relate to Operator development. While it might seem that these are fixed, prescriptive decrees, the reality is that they are fluid frameworks for development created through an open and fair process. This process is organized by contributors from different companies all over the world, and it is always open to new voices.
As a developer for the Kubernetes platform, you have inherent stock in the community that organizes Kubernetes upstream. Therefore, improvements or concerns that affect you are likely to affect others as well. This is why it's not only OK but encouraged that you play an active role in upstream development alongside your own Operator. If nothing else, doing so serves to benefit your own development, as the open process allows you to help steer upstream work as you feel it should be done.
Getting involved is as simple as sending...
