I think CNCF, or more generally, Linux Foundation projects are better characterized as public goods. Basically a bunch of companies, many whom are competitors with each other, get together to improve the commodified base upon which they depend. Saves a lot of $$$ that would otherwise be wasted in wheel reinvention or spent on license fees.
For the particular case of AWS now offering Kubernetes, is that:
- A win for AWS, since they can leech code without contributing back
or
- A win for Kubernetes contributors and users vs AWS, since now customers have the option of moving their Kubernetes workloads from AWS to other providers.
For the particular case of AWS now offering Kubernetes, is that:
- A win for AWS, since they can leech code without contributing back
or
- A win for Kubernetes contributors and users vs AWS, since now customers have the option of moving their Kubernetes workloads from AWS to other providers.