Maintainer Summit Europe 2025

As maintainers of subprojects we are all aware that the repositories in the Kubernetes GitHub organizations are owned by the CNCF. But, what does this mean in practice? If a project has linkage to a specific infrastructure provider, what does that mean for its maintenance and roadmap? How can we ensure that features and bug fixes are reviewed in a timely fashion, but do not create additional toil for the maintainers? How can we promote healthy communities that extend beyond engineering responsibilities in a world where some projects are also products?

Inspired by conversations in SIG Cloud Provider, this presentation is a community discussion on the topic of project ownership and maintenance of Kubernetes subprojects. This session will start with a brief slide deck to share context, and then open to a discussion with all participants. Through this session we hope to build consensus and share understanding of how our open source projects are maintained and are healthy for the future.