DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
blocked
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Go programmingminikube command line interfaceKubernetes basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
Examine issue comments and linked discussions to understand the desired behavior change. The main code change likely resides in the package handling command flags, possibly in `cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go` or similar. Look for validation logic that currently blocks 1 CPU with no kubernetes and see how force bypasses it. Also check existing tests for this validation to ensure any new changes are properly covered.
