Leadership changes

[Daniel Smith]

Dear SIG,

After 9 years of Kubernetes (and 10 at Google), I'm feeling quite burned out and I need to take a long break. So, unfortunately, I will be stepping down as API Machinery TL. Kubernetes has been the highlight of my career, so I'm reluctant to do this, but it is past time.

I propose that Joe Betz should take on the TL role. In addition to having deep etcd knowledge, he has added / led the addition of large pieces of functionality, such as the ApplyConfigurations client and CEL validations, and I'm confident he will be a great co-TL.

I think the process we should use is lazy consensus; if you have any concerns about this please reach out here, at tomorrow's SIG meeting, or if you prefer, directly contact myself (via slack), Fede, or David. We'll target 1-2 weeks for this.

(Aside: we haven't clearly documented the requirements for the TL role, we're aware of this, and Fede and I--mostly Fede--have been working on a "contributor ladder" doc, but it is a hard problem and far from finished. The SIG is extremely broad. I am confident that Joe is a good choice--probably the best--for this under any conceivable set of requirements.)

I am not going to completely disappear, but I am going to limit myself to just occasionally checking in on slack once in a while for at least a few months. I will spend time with my wife and 4 kids instead.

Daniel / lavalamp

[Madhav Jivrajani]

Thank you for everything you’ve done Daniel! 

And congratulations Joe! Huge +1!

— Madhav

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[Davanum Srinivas]

Thanks a ton for all your help over the years Daniel! Yes, please take care. 

+100 to Joe Betz as well!

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[Antonio Ojea]

Thanks for all Daniel

+1 for Joe

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[Yu Liao]

Thanks Daniel for all the contributions to k8s, and +1 for Joe.

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[Cici Huang]

Thanks Daniel for all your amazing work!

Strong +1 to Joe!

Best,
Cici

[Benjamin Elder]

Thanks for everything Daniel and I hope your break is lovely.

+1 For Joe!

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[Tim Hockin]

Daniel, your impact on the project cannot be overstated. You have
been foundational in so many aspects of Kubernetes, it literally would
not be the same project if not for you. I certainly empathize with
the feeling, and I wish you some great recovery time. You'll have to
forgive me if I hold onto hope that you will return.

+1 to Joe from me.

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[David Eads]

Bye Daniel, I wish you the best.

+1 for Joe.

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[Federico Bongiovanni]

Already mentioned personally, but for the broader audience, I can't thank you enough for everything you have done for the SIG and for Kubernetes through all past years. Will miss you deeply, and I truly wish you the best!

+1 to Joe

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[David Oppenheimer]

+1 !!

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[Jordan Liggitt]

Many thanks for everything you've done, Daniel. I'll always appreciate the years we've worked together. I'm happy for this change of season for you and your family, and like Tim, I hope to see you return in force in the future.

I also think Joe is a great choice, both for his technical insight and context on historical and in-progress API machinery work, and also the way he collaborates and involves others in the work.

- Jordan

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[Stefan Schimanski]

Thanks Daniel for all you have done for api-machinery in kube. Enjoy the break and recharge!

+1 for Joe

[ta...@appscode.com]

Thank you, Daniel for all your amazing work! Enjoy your break and recharge.

-Tamal

[Maciej Szulik]

Thanks a lot for your guidance and enjoy your time with family :-)

Afterwards, all the best with your new endeavors!

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[Shyam Jeedigunta]

Thanks for your guidance through the years Daniel. It was inspiring to see your relentless fervor to keep Kubernetes simple yet powerful.

Hoping for a strong comeback after your much needed break.

Best,

Shyam