Merge pull request #7814 from neolit123/1.30-add-sig-cl-annual-report-for-2023

sig-cluster-lifecycle: add annual report for 2023

Author: k8s-ci-robot

sig-cluster-lifecycle/annual-report-2023.md

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    - Governance and leadership changes
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+- We had no major KEP enhancements, just one security improving KEP targeting kubeadm mentioned below.
+- There were no governance and leadership changes in 2023.
+- We collected [subproject self-assessment](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0CqmfaOIK4bCbEDhh0qiF5wCHi6Uvy0uR_k8egOtafalpow/viewanalytics)
+from all of our subprojects. This has become a common practice for us, so that we have good signal for subproject
+health, given we have so many subprojects. We perform the collection of self-assessments on a best effort period of time.
+For example the previous one was in 2021.
+- Some subproject highlights for 2023, in no particular order and definitely not a complete list:
+  - Minikube released a GUI.
+  - kOps started participating in an initiative to replace the legacy kube-up deployer for testing K8s.
+  - kubeadm started work on v1beta4.
+  - cluster-api-provider-ibmcloud completed a code-a-thon: A one day hackathon.
+  - cluster-api-operator continued working on simplifying the UX around CAPI usage.
+  - cluster-api: focused on improving performance and MachinePools.
+
 2. Are there any areas and/or subprojects that your group needs help with (e.g. fewer than 2 active OWNERS)?
 
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       Please raise an issue in kubernetes/community, if the KEP metadata is correct but the generated list is incorrect.
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+As established by our self-assessment mentioned above, the most common areas where we need help are:
+- Contributing to code
+- Reviewing code
+
+Subprojects that might need help with additional OWNERS, in no particular order, and maybe an incomplete list:
+- cluster-api-addon-provider-helm
+- cluster-api-ipam-provider-in-cluster
+- cluster-api-provider-gcp
+- cluster-api-provider-kubemark
+- cluster-api-provider-openstack
+- cluster-api-provider-packet
+- kubeadm
+
+We encourage contributors who are interested in our subprojects to reach out to the SIG mailing list or to
+individual subproject Slack channels.
+
 3. Did you have community-wide updates in 2023 (e.g. KubeCon talks)?
 
-<!--
-  Examples include links to email, slides, or recordings.
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+For KubeCon EU 2023, we had the following talks:
+- [Minikube, from CLI to GUI](https://sched.co/1HyUz)
+- [How to Turn Release Management from Duty to Fun: Lessons Learned Building the Cluster API Release Team](https://sched.co/1HyTd)
+- [Cluster API Providers: Intro, Deep Dive, and Community!](https://sched.co/1HyUb)
+- [Kubeadm Deep Dive](https://sched.co/1Iki0)
+- [Mission Accomplished: Kubernetes Is Not a Monorepo. Now Our Work Begins!](https://sched.co/1HycF)
 
-4. KEP work in 2023 (v1.27, v1.28, v1.29):
+For KubeCon NA 2023, we had the following talks:
+- [SIG Cluster Lifecycle Intro & Future](https://sched.co/1R2sL)
+- [Minikube project update](https://sched.co/1R2rH)
+- [Cluster API Deep Dive: Improving Performance up to 2k Clusters](https://sched.co/1R2py)
 
+The above lists do not include SIG CL subproject related talks from third parties.
 
+4. KEP work in 2023 (v1.27, v1.28, v1.29):
 
+While we have a few SIG level KEPs in `kubernetes/enhancements`, kubeadm is the only subproject that we have that is part
+of the Kubernetes release and more actively receives KEPs. In 2023 we worked on a KEP to move kubeadm away from generating
+a single `admin.conf` that has super powers and instead generate two - `admin.conf` and `super-admin.conf`:
+- https://git.k8s.io/enhancements/keps/sig-cluster-lifecycle/kubeadm/4214-separate-super-user-kubeconfig/README.md
+It graduated to GA within a single Kubernetes release.
 
 ## [Subprojects](https://git.k8s.io/community/sig-cluster-lifecycle#subprojects)
 
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 ## Operational
 
 Operational tasks in [sig-governance.md]:
-- [ ] [README.md] reviewed for accuracy and updated if needed
-- [ ] [CONTRIBUTING.md] reviewed for accuracy and updated if needed
-- [ ] Other contributing docs (e.g. in devel dir or contributor guide) reviewed for accuracy and updated if needed
-- [ ] Subprojects list and linked OWNERS files in [sigs.yaml] reviewed for accuracy and updated if needed
-- [ ] SIG leaders (chairs, tech leads, and subproject leads) in [sigs.yaml] are accurate and active, and updated if needed
-- [ ] Meeting notes and recordings for 2023 are linked from [README.md] and updated/uploaded if needed
+- [x] [README.md] reviewed for accuracy and updated if needed
+- [x] [CONTRIBUTING.md] reviewed for accuracy and updated if needed
+- [x] Other contributing docs (e.g. in devel dir or contributor guide) reviewed for accuracy and updated if needed
+- [x] Subprojects list and linked OWNERS files in [sigs.yaml] reviewed for accuracy and updated if needed
+- [x] SIG leaders (chairs, tech leads, and subproject leads) in [sigs.yaml] are accurate and active, and updated if needed
+- [x] Meeting notes and recordings for 2023 are linked from [README.md] and updated/uploaded if needed
 
 
 [CONTRIBUTING.md]: https://git.k8s.io/community/sig-cluster-lifecycle/CONTRIBUTING.md