Governance and Trust - From Company-Led to Community-Led Projects

Explore the journey of Kubernetes from a company-led project to a community-driven initiative in this insightful keynote address. Delve into the challenges of self-organization, implicit governance, and human nature encountered during the two-year transition. Gain valuable insights into the iterative process of developing an effective governance model for open-source communities. Learn from Google's experiences in fostering trust, transparency, and collaboration within the Kubernetes ecosystem. Discover how bootstrap governance, community growth, and the Cloud Native Compute Foundation have shaped the project's evolution. Understand the importance of learning from failures and addressing difficult questions to create a thriving open-source community. Benefit from the speaker's extensive experience in open-source strategy and infrastructure management to apply these lessons to your own projects or organizations.

Intro
Google Kubernetes
Cloud Native Compute Foundation
Implicit government generates mistrust
People are messy
Bootstrap governance
Community growth
Kubernetes growth