* Node controller no longer force-deletes pods from the api-server. ([#35235](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/35235), [@foxish](https://github.com/foxish))
  * For StatefulSet (previously PetSet), this change means creation of
    replacement pods is blocked until old pods are definitely not running
    (indicated either by the kubelet returning from partitioned state,

    * inherit the environment from the primary process, so if the container was created with tty=false,that means the exec session's TERM variable will default to "dumb". Users can override this by setting TERM=xterm (or whatever is appropriate) to get the correct "smart" terminal behavior.