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Note that Microsoft Azure was a launch partner this month for the Certified Kubernetes conformance program, which is explicitly designed to reduce the chance of

Note that Microsoft Azure was a launch partner this month for the Certified Kubernetes conformance program, which is explicitly designed to reduce the chance of forking and lock-in by defining the standard Kubernetes APIs that all platforms and distributions must support. https://www.cncf.io/certification/software-conformance/ https://www.cncf.io/certification/software-conformance/ (Disclosure: I'm executive director of CNCF and helped lead the conformance efforts.)

616c 9y ago
So, on a tangent, what does your directorship in CNCF entail and how does one end up in a position like this?
- dankohn1 9y ago
  It mainly involves replying to HN threads on the weekend. More seriously, this slide deck gives an overview of all the areas in which CNCF is involved, from the Certified Kuberenetes program to providing marketing and other services to our projects to offering training and certification. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BoxFeENJcINgHbKfygXpXROchiRO2LBT-pzdaOFr4Zg/edit#slide=id.p4 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BoxFeENJcINgHbKfygXp... We're also running KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in a week, with over 4,000 people expected. http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kubecon-and-cloudnativecon-north-america http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kubecon-and-cloudna... As to how to get into it, you can take a look at my background and also look at opportunities with our parent, the Linux Foundation. https://www.dankohn.com https://www.dankohn.com https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/careers/ https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/careers/
  - 616c 9y ago
    I am familiar, ironically. I spend my downtime listening to SE Daily, Newstack Makers, and other things to make car rides less boring. CNCF comes up a non-trivial amount. I will check your personal site. Thanks.
    - dankohn1 9y ago
      You might be interested in a Changelog podcast I did that was recorded a few days ago. https://changelog.com/podcast/276 https://changelog.com/podcast/276 (Disclosure: I'm still the executive director of CNCF)

616c 9y ago

So, on a tangent, what does your directorship in CNCF entail and how does one end up in a position like this?

dankohn1 9y ago
It mainly involves replying to HN threads on the weekend. More seriously, this slide deck gives an overview of all the areas in which CNCF is involved, from the Certified Kuberenetes program to providing marketing and other services to our projects to offering training and certification. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BoxFeENJcINgHbKfygXpXROchiRO2LBT-pzdaOFr4Zg/edit#slide=id.p4 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BoxFeENJcINgHbKfygXp... We're also running KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in a week, with over 4,000 people expected. http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kubecon-and-cloudnativecon-north-america http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kubecon-and-cloudna... As to how to get into it, you can take a look at my background and also look at opportunities with our parent, the Linux Foundation. https://www.dankohn.com https://www.dankohn.com https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/careers/ https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/careers/
- 616c 9y ago
  I am familiar, ironically. I spend my downtime listening to SE Daily, Newstack Makers, and other things to make car rides less boring. CNCF comes up a non-trivial amount. I will check your personal site. Thanks.
  - dankohn1 9y ago
    You might be interested in a Changelog podcast I did that was recorded a few days ago. https://changelog.com/podcast/276 https://changelog.com/podcast/276 (Disclosure: I'm still the executive director of CNCF)