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Be a Good
Corporate Citizen
in Kubernetes
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Dr. Dawn M. Foster
Director of OSS Community Strategy
fosterd@vmware.com fastwonderblog.com
Open Source at VMware @vmwopensource
blogs.vmware.com/opensource

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whoami
• Geek, traveler, reader
• 20+ yr tech career focused on
community & open source
(Intel, Puppet, Scale Factory, …)
• OpenUK Board, CHAOSS Board and
Maintainer, TODO Group Steering
• CNCF TAG Contrib Strategy co-chair
• PhD from the University of Greenwich
focused on Linux kernel collaboration
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Steering Committee
SIG/WG* Leads
Subproject Leads
Approver / Reviewer
Org Member
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Community of
Individuals
https://github.com/kubernetes/community
* Special Interest Group / Working Group
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Employees contribute as
individuals, but
on their company’s behalf
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Employers
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Community comes before company or individual needs
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Community = People
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Your organization needs to
balance individual, company,
and community needs
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Balancing the Triad
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Contribution Strategy and Plans

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Aligning with business goals
helps leadership understand
importance and impact
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Strategy
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Focus
https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/SIG-diagram.png

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Finding the right people:
grow vs. hire
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Who do you need?

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Contributing to Kubernetes as a
Good Corporate Citizen

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Join,
lurk & learn, and
start small
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Getting Started
in a SIG / WG
https://github.com/kubernetes/community
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Discuss changes
early and collaborate
with others
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Work with the
Community
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Grow the next wave
of contributors
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Sponsorship
and Mentoring
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KubeCon, KCDs, and
Contributor Summits
are a great way
to build relationships
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Relationships
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Distribution > Centralization
Inclusive > Exclusive
Evolution > Stagnation
Community > Company
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Kubernetes Community Values
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https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/values.md

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Dr. Dawn M. Foster
fosterd@vmware.com
fastwonderblog.com
Open Source at VMware
blogs.vmware.com/opensource
@vmwopensource
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Thank You!
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