Dear Maintainer, I have been actively working on the task of unvendorizing the original Kubernetes package uploaded to Debian:
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/kubernetes Over the past 1.5 years, I have analyzed and addressed the dependencies required to build the kubectl binary. I am now finalizing the upload of the last remaining dependencies, which will enable the packaging of a new upstream version of Kubernetes, specifically the kubernetes-client (kubectl) without any vendor dependencies. To achieve this, I plan to: 1. *Migrate the VCS to the Kubernetes team on Salsa*, as no VCS is currently in use. - https://salsa.debian.org/kubernetes-team/packages/kubernetes 2. *Repack the source*, initially focusing on the kubectl package (pkg and cmd directories only). 3. *Update the upstream* version to 1.31.4. 4. *Rename the binary* package from kubernetes-client to kubectl. These changes will allow us to: 1. Package only the necessary source for *kubectl*, with the flexibility to add binaries like *kubelet* or *kubeadm* in the future. 2. Maintain the package collaboratively within the Kubernetes team. 3. Avoid vendoring dependencies, relying only on Go libraries already available in Debian. 4. Resolve the majority of existing bugs. - https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?repeatmerged=no&src=kubernetes I will raise a Merge Request in the Salsa repository to implement these changes and will continue working on this migration. If the original maintainer, Janos Lenart, would like to remain involved as a maintainer or uploader of this package, please let me know. I will ensure appropriate access is granted to the Kubernetes team and will update the d/control fields accordingly. Kind regards, Arthur Diniz
