add pointer to CONTRIBUTING.md for more details on contributing, clarify read-only

2026-01-27 10:19:35 +00:00 · 2025-08-15 10:13:18 -07:00
parent 8919ac43c8
commit ada2ed8487
31 changed files with 62 additions and 31 deletions
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # api

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # apiextensions-apiserver

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.
 # apimachinery

 Scheme, typing, encoding, decoding, and conversion packages for Kubernetes and Kubernetes-like API objects.
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # apiserver

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # cli-runtime

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # client-go

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # cloud-provider

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # cluster-bootstrap

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # code-generator

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 ## component-base

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # component-helpers

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # Controller-manager

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 ## Purpose

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-client/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-client/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # cri-client

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 ## Purpose

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # dynamic-resource-allocation

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/endpointslice/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/endpointslice/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # endpointslice

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/externaljwt/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/externaljwt/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # ExternalJWT

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # KMS

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # kube-aggregator

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # Kube-controller-manager

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # kube-proxy
 ## Coming Soon!
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # kube-scheduler

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # Kubectl

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # kubelet

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # metrics

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 ## Purpose

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # Pod Security Admission

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # sample-apiserver

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # sample-cli-plugin

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 > ⚠️ **This is a [staging repository](https://git.k8s.io/kubernetes/staging#external-repository-staging-area) for Kubernetes**.  
 > Contributions, including issues and pull requests, should be made to the main Kubernetes repository: [https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes).  
-> This repository is not for direct contributions.
+> This repository is read-only for importing, and not used for direct contributions.  
+> See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

 # sample-controller