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

BenTheElder · BenTheElder · commit ada2ed848770 · 2025-08-15T10:17:18.000-07:00
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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.
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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!
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
diff --git 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
 
