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Google very much does not own Kubernetes. They have vested interest in a number of SIGs but the SIGs have been good about preventing the chairs from being Googl

Google very much does not own Kubernetes. They have vested interest in a number of SIGs but the SIGs have been good about preventing the chairs from being Google dominated. Redhat, Microsoft and vmware are major contributors to the product. Few of the founders work for Google anymore. Google probably has the largest influence but it is very much a community.

hardwaresofton 6y ago
just want to note that I do not disagree -- but until Google has a minority influence it's still worse than Rust. I had this same opinion of Rust's governance (and was proven wrong, and changed my opinion accordingly), I have yet to come to the same conclusion about Google & Kubernetes. For example the decision to avoid donating Istio to the CNCF[0]. > That was Google's standard response about Istio for years. But people familiar with Istio's behind-the-scenes discussions said that Google had changed its mind late last year, driven by a faction within the company that believed donating Kubernetes to a foundation was a strategic mistake. When contacted by Protocol earlier this year, Google declined to clarify its plans for Istio. Google is not completely evil, but it is not my friend, it's a corporation that isn't even a not-for-profit nor non-profit. [0]: https://www.protocol.com/google-cloud-kurian-istio-foundation https://www.protocol.com/google-cloud-kurian-istio-foundatio...