A Kubernetes Enhancement Proposal (KEP) is a way to propose, communicate and coordinate on new efforts for the Kubernetes project. For this reason, the ingress-nginx project is adopting it.
Follow the process outlined in the KEP template
No... but we hope that you will. Over time having a rich set of KEPs in one place will make it easier for people to track what is going on in the community and find a structured historic record.
KEPs are only required when the changes are wide ranging and impact most of the project.
Our aim with KEPs is to clearly communicate new efforts to the Kubernetes contributor community. As such, we want to build a well curated set of clear proposals in a common format with useful metadata.
Benefits to KEP users (in the limit):
- Exposure on a kubernetes blessed web site that is findable via web search engines.
- Cross indexing of KEPs so that users can find connections and the current status of any KEP.
- A clear process with approvers and reviewers for making decisions. This will lead to more structured decisions that stick as there is a discoverable record around the decisions.
We are inspired by IETF RFCs, Python PEPs, and Rust RFCs.