Helm Summit

Helm describes itself as a package manager, which includes package searching and browsing, repository push and pull, and dependency management. However, it also supports template expansion and deployment (aka "release") management. There are dozens of tools in the Kubernetes ecosystem that perform the latter two functions, but only a couple that provide package management. By supporting arbitrary formats and deployment mechanisms, Helm could greatly expand its user base and truly become *the* package manager for Kubernetes.