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Greeting maintainers! We have a few things that need your attention in order to get us in the mindset for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA. The first is taking the time to recognize our peers for their outstanding work in 2025. The second item is making sure our swag is as awesome as you are. Third, submit your Maintainer Summit CFP talks!

Deadline Summary

• Maintainer Summit Contributor Award Nominations - August 15th
• T-shirt Design Deadline - August 8th (announced August 12th)
• Maintainer Summit CFP - EOD July 21st!!!!

Contributor Awards 2025

In previous years, the Kubernetes community recognized contributors who have gone above and beyond with the annual Kubernetes Contributor Awards. With the creation of a Maintainer Summit, we want to expand this to all graduated projects! All graduated projects will now be able to nominate contributors to receive a physical award, usually in the form of a square canvas print. Projects may only submit for awards once per calendar year. That means if a project submits for Maintainer Summit EU 2026, they cannot submit again for NA 2026.

Nominations
Graduated projects will be nominating individuals for the awards. Projects must submit nominations by August 15th! This is a way to highlight individuals who have had a major impact on your project and exemplify the values of our communities.

• Larger graduated projects with multiple SIGs are encouraged to nominate 2-3 people per SIG/WG
• Smaller graduated projects should target 2-3 nominees
• Here are the Ideas and Values Guidelines from Kubernetes that are useful in helping select nominees.

Please nominate contributors doing outstanding work in your projects by filling out this form. The deadline for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA (Atlanta) is August 15th!

KubeCon NA Maintainer Summit T-Shirt Design
It’s time to flex that creative muscle! For this Maintainer Summit we want to solicit designs for our attendee t-shirts! Anyone eligible to attend the maintainer summit can submit art ideas, and the designs will be chosen by this summit’s program chairs.

Design submissions should follow these guidelines:

• Vector (svg) format. Inkscape is a free, open source tool that can be used to create vector graphics.
• Use 3 colors (5 max). The cost of printing increases with each color added. The fewer colors you use, the more affordable it will be for the community to have swag produced.
• The CNCF Code of Conduct applies. Submissions that do not follow the code of conduct will not be considered.
• No AI. AI-generated image content is not permitted in any form due to the likelihood of infringement. Do not use AI-generated imagery in any way in your design.

The deadline to submit is August 8th, and the winner will be chosen and informed August 12th.

Submit your awesome T-Shirt designs by filling out this form.

KubeCon NA Maintainer Summit CFP
This one is pretty self explanatory. The CFP closes EOD Monday, July 21st. If you haven’t submitted a talk, and want to, now’s the time to panic and pull something together!

Maintainer Summit CFP

Thank you!

🗣️LFX Insights Beta Dashboard Feedback​

We’re happy to announce that over 95% of CNCF projects are now onboarded to the LFX Insights v3 Beta!

Insights provides your project with more visibility into its community dynamics, particularly around contributors, organizations, issues, and pull request metrics. There are known issues with the data as it’s currently being loaded and analyzed, so dashboards aren’t yet fully accurate. The docs describe the current state of the Beta.

However, the LFX team would still like to connect with early adopters to get your feedback on how valuable the current types of reports are and what new or alternative dashboard views you’d like to see.

🗃️ Where to Find Project Resources​

contribute.cncf.io now has a resources section! This section is designed to list and categorize all the services the CNCF Projects team provides your project. This includes technical services, organizational help, marketing, program management, legal, and more.

Bookmark this page as it is now the central hub for CNCF Maintainers to find information! And feel free to open a Service Desk request in case there is something else you’d like to see us offer.

Jorge’s Tip o’ the Month​

Greetings maintainers! Each month I will strive to share some of the tips and tricks from our conversations together. We’ll keep them quick and easy!

Put contribute.cncf.io and other important information in your Slack channel’s toolbar! This helps maintain best practice over time and is a great reference, especially for new contributors.

I recommend mapping the resources similarly to your project’s README.md so that they present a consistent set of information between both landing pages. Calendars, roadmaps, YouTube videos, and anything else important. When was the last time you checked those resource links in your README? It might be time for a spring cleaning and set of updates. Invest in those onboarding ramps! Don’t forget to use the topic for CFP deadlines, it’s a handy way to keep a “community post it” at the top of the channel.

📋TechDocs Open Office Hours​

TechDocs Q&A

The CNCF tech writers crew hosts a Q&A on the fourth Wednesday of every month. If you have questions about your project’s documentation and how we might improve it, drop by!

Google Season of Docs

Congratulations to Natalie Arellano and the Cloud Native Buildpacks team on getting accepted to this year's Google Season of Docs! 📚🎉

💡Mentorship​

EXTENDED: CNCF LFX Mentorship Term 2 call for project proposals We’re extending the window for Term 2 project ideas. You’ve now have until May 8th to propose a project for this summer. As a bonus, this gives you time to see if your GSoC projects were accepted or not—any declined GSoC project can be proposed as an LFX project verbatim this term (just copy and paste it over!)

CloudNativeSecurityCon 2024!​

CloudNativeSecurityCon is a two-day event designed to foster collaboration, discussion and knowledge sharing of cloud native security projects and how to best use these to address security challenges and opportunities. Join us in Seattle, WA on June 26-27 2024!

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KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, the Final Frontier​

There will be some maintainer-focused activities at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon; be sure to check them out. Set course with your schedule. Below are a few suggested sessions:

Tuesday, 19 March

Announcing Project Lightning Talks! This year, we’re doing an entire day of lightning talks specifically around CNCF Projects. These can be found under the Project Opportunities tag on the schedule!

Wednesday, 20 March

18:00 - 20:00 - Poster Session: Serve CAKES for Your Developers: Introducing the Cloud Native CAKES Stack for Zero Trust! - Lin Sun, solo.io & Davanum Srinivas, Amazon Web Services

Thursday, 21 March

9:05 - 9:15 -Keynote: 🇫🇷 Hip, Hip, Beret! No Cap, Just Cloud Native Facts - Taylor Dolezal, Head of Ecosystem, Cloud Native Computing Foundation 15:25 - 16:00 - Why is This so HARD? Conveying the Business Value of Open Source - Bob Killen, Google 16:30 - 17:05 - Kubernetes Maintainers Read Mean Comments - Tim Hockin, Google & Davanum Srinivas, Amazon Web Services 18:30 - 20:00 - CLBO: ClashLoopBackOff

Friday, 22 March

10:05 - 10:15 - Keynote: Cloud Native in its Next Decade - Davanum Srinivas, Principal Engineer, AWS & Lin Sun, Head of Open Source, solo.io 14:00 - 14:35 - It's Not Just About SBOMs: Perspectives on Cloud Native Supply Chain Security - Michael Lieberman, Kusari; Dana Wang, OpenSSF | The Linux Foundation; Marina Moore, New York University; John Kjell, TestifySec; Arnaud Le Hors, IBM

🎉 Promoting KubeCon + CloudNativeCon to Your Communities​

We can’t wait for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe- it will be here next week! Spread the word to your fellow cloud native enthusiasts and professionals. We’re pleased to include this attendee marketing kit with a few social media posts and graphics to amp up community enthusiasm. Feel free to post to any of your social channels, and thank you for your support! Project Pavilion Resources

The Project Pavilion has been revamped! We have a new layout, quick access to caffeine, and the building’s most luxurious, comfortable break area. And it’s all for you! Here’s some important information:

Jorge Castro will be doing multiple daily walkthroughs of the Pavilion. This is so attendees can link up with a group of people and do a “tour” of the pavilion, similar to a zoo walkthrough. Have a coworker or boss who is at their first KubeCon? Let Jorge know, and he can do a walkthrough with them and give them a “lay of the land.” We hope to increase foot traffic into the Pavilion with each tour, so be ready when the tour drops by your booth!

Staff Access - The CNCF staff will be working out of the Pavilion. This is a great time to sync your project up with CNCF project services. The team is happy to discuss: Getting the most out of LFX Insights with your project Conformance Programs Training Programs Mentorship Programs Technical Writing Getting set up on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Anything related to your booth at KubeCon … and anything else on your mind, our job is to make KubeCon work for you!

Project Resources Website​

In collaboration with TAG-Contributor-Strategy, the CNCF is adding project/maintainer-specific content under https://contribute.cncf.io/resources/. This will contain helpful resources for maintainers and projects such as how-to guides, policies, and information around services the CNCF offers for projects.

Over the coming months, the goal is to provide a central point for projects to come and search for information and hopefully unblock themselves with common tasks or questions. If, as a maintainer, you find a repeated task that you do, PRs are welcome! Let’s build out a helpful collective together and uplevel all projects!

Project Compute Resources (Reminder)​

It’s only been a few weeks since the last newsletter, but this is a reminder that we have new policies around project compute usage and new providers/options available to projects. Please see the last newsletter for details and information, and contact projects@cncf.io with any questions.

GitHub Copilot Availability​

We have a lot of awesome partners on our open source journey, and GitHub is one of them.

After a community member asked about enabling Copilot support (Thanks, Deepthi Sigireddi from Vitess!), we looked into it! As a pre-KubeCon EU treat, we have enabled it for all CNCF GitHub orgs under the CNCF GitHub Enterprise account. Tentatively, we have the following limits in place: Sandbox projects: 10 seats Incubating projects: 30 seats Graduated projects: 50 seats

This limit is subject to change as we watch adoption. We’ll let you know if that needs to happen.

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📝Certification Expiration Changes​

The Linux Foundation has announced a certification policy change effective 2024. This update includes revisions to exam eligibility requirements and a new retake policy, providing candidates with greater flexibility and support. These changes are part of the Linux Foundation's commitment to maintaining the integrity and relevance of its certification programs within the evolving landscape of technology.

Learn More

🗃️ Resource Provider Mega Thread​

There’s a lot of news this month around resources provided to projects! Please read as your project may be impacted or could benefit from this news:

OCI Credits Now Available for Projects​

Oracle has kindly donated $3 million in OCI credits for CNCF projects. These credits are now available for all CNCF projects, and we encourage you to investigate adding OCI to your CI/CD pipelines. Check out this blog post for more information!

Equinix Updates​

The folks at Equinix have asked us to remind projects using their resources that they are bare metal! That means that any machines you have that sit idle, or even off, are still taking up resources and burning carbon for no reason. Equinix and CNCF Staff are double-checking that all the usage is valid and that resources are not stale/orphaned.

If you have an Equinix footprint, please take a few minutes and ensure the machines your project is using are what is needed. Doing so will also get you ahead of the game on the policy changes mentioned above. If you have any Equinix-specific questions or want help right-sizing machines, don’t hesitate to reach out to (equinix@cncf.io).

New Policy on Resource Usage​

To be good stewards of the resources donated to us by various providers, we CNCF folks need to change how we’re handing out and monitoring project usage of cloud/provider resources. To that end, we’ve written a policy around projects requesting and using compute resources.

TL;DR:​

CNCF will have hosted GHA Runners for you to use across all our major providers. If a provider/architecture/shape doesn’t exist, please contact CNCF staff, and we will add it. Unless there are extenuating circumstances, you should shape your CI to work within GitHub Actions. Resources just for CI/CD must be re-requested and approved by CNCF Staff. Non-ephemeral resources need to be re-requested every six months. At seven months, those resources are subject to deletion. This will go into effect in September 2024, with staff reaching out to projects over the coming months to discuss their usage and identify a path forward

Note from Jeefy: These changes are definitely a departure from how things have normally been handled, and it will also be a big lift from some projects. But we’ve also grown past what we can manage “the old way.” This gives us a much more sustainable model across the board. Thanks for helping us and your fellow projects out.

GitHub Action Runners​

The CNCF team has been working on supplementing the provided GitHub runners with hosted runners within our various providers. If your project is part of the CNCF’s GitHub Enterprise account, you should already have access to some. Example below:

To use these runners, see the syntax provided by GitHub and use the name of the runner provided (ex. equinix-4cpu-16gb). We will be adding different types of runners over the next few months. If you would like any specific shape, size, or vendor platform, please reach out to us in ServiceDesk and we’ll get it running ASAP!

Join the LFX Insights v3 Beta Pilot Program​

LFX is piloting a new tool for maintainers to learn about community growth trends and project velocity trends. Many early adopters have already boarded Insights, and we invite you to join them. Getting added to Insights is similar to configuring the DCO bot on your GitHub organization and activating it for one or more repos. Learn more about Insights v3 here and contact Daniel Krook on Slack to start onboarding now.

Use Scarf to Measure Project Adoption​

Scarf is now available to CNCF projects to learn about the adoption patterns of their projects through anonymized usage metrics. The Linux Foundation has partnered with Scarf to provide projects with licenses for their entire team, as well as hands-on support from Scarf. Learn more about using Scarf here.

🔋Sustainability Survey​

Participate in the CNCF Sustainability Survey to help shape the future of sustainability practices within cloud-native computing. Your input will contribute to developing environmentally conscious solutions in the CNCF ecosystem.

📋TechDocs: TechDocsCon CFP​

On the last Wednesday of each month, the TechDocs team hosts Open Office Hours for anyone to drop in with questions about technical documentation. Our next session will be on Feb 28, 2024, at 8:00 AM PST. You can find details on how to join us on the public calendar. Hope to see you there!

☀️Google Summer of Code 2024​

CNCF has been accepted as a mentoring organization for 2024 🎉 Thanks everyone for all your support and proposals! See the whole list of accepted mentoring organizations at (https://g.co/gsoc).

Now we’ve been accepted as an org, feel free to update or add any project proposals up until March 11 when we make our request for project slots.

Check Out the Timeline

✍️Upcoming CFP Deadlines:​

Here are the upcoming deadlines for CFPs:

• CloudNativeHacks - February 24
• KCD Pune - March 4
• AI_Dev - March 5
• KCD Islamabad - March 9
• StrimziCon - March 10
• KCD Shanghai - March 17
• KCD Munich - March 31
• CloudNativeSecurityCon - March 31
• KCD Zurich - March 31
• KCD Czech + Slovak - March 31
• WasmCon - March 31
• KCD Italy - April 4

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🏨KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU Hotels Now Available​

The schedule is LIVE for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024! 🎁 If you’re not yet registered to join us in Paris, France from 19-22 March, get a move on. 🏃

This epic event has everything you need: talks from experts, news, and tech from the best vendors, a hackathon, more than a dozen co-located events, parties, swag, and all the networking you can handle with the best in the industry! Join us.

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📽️ Project Video Update at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU​

For KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU, we will limit the project updates on the keynote stage exclusively to Graduated projects + Kubernetes SIGs.

Incubating projects will still be able to provide updates at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU on our new Lightning Talk stage with the option to provide live or pre-recorded updates.

All updates provided at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU will be showcased throughout the event on monitors displayed in our Project Pavilion.

Please submit your video and slide deck by Friday, January 25, in order to be considered.

Review Guidelines

🗣️Mentoring​

LFX Mentorship The LFX Mentorship 2024 Term 01: March - May is open now open for project ideas: https://github.com/cncf/mentoring/tree/main/programs/lfx-mentorship/2024/01-Mar-May

Project submission and application timeline:

• Project proposal period: January 8 - 24. If you miss this deadline by a day or so, please contact nwaddington@linuxfoundation.org
• Mentee applications open: January 29 - February 13 (2 weeks)
• Application review/admission decisions/HR paperwork: February 14 - February 27
• We look forward to seeing all the project ideas you're interested in working on!

Google Summer of Code 20 This is Google Summer of Code’s 20th Year 🎉 CNCF has been participating in the Google Summer of Code for a few years, and now we are excited to apply and join the 2024 program cycle with them!

All CNCF projects are eligible to apply to participate in the Google Summer of Code. Please start thinking about project ideas and submit them via pull request: https://github.com/cncf/mentoring/blob/main/programs/summerofcode/2024.md#ideas

This year, GSoC is looking to have more AI/ML projects in particular, so please share any open source AI/ML projects that you’re thinking of doing.

The deadline to submit project ideas is March 11, 2024.

Google Summer of Code 2024 Timeline

📋TechDocs: TechDocsCon CFP​

On the last Wednesday of each month, the TechDocs team hosts Open Office Hours for anyone to drop in with questions about technical documentation. Our next session will be on Jan 31, 2024, at 8:00 AM PST. You can find details on how to join us on the public calendar. Hope to see you there!

✍️Upcoming CFP Deadlines:​

Here are the upcoming deadlines for CFPs:

• KCD Costa Rica - January 31
• KCD Romania - January 31
• KCD Istanbul - January 31
• KCD Texas - February 4
• GitOpsCon - February 4
• KCD New York - February 11
• KCD Munich - March 31
• CloudNativeSecurityCon - March 31
• KCD Italy - April 4

Want to contribute to February's newsletter? Contribute Today!

📌Project Opportunities at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU​

We invite CNCF Chairs of TAGs and Kubernetes SIGs working groups and Maintainers from graduated, incubating, and sandbox projects to participate in the below project opportunities:

We are thrilled to share some fantastic news about our revamped project offerings for 2024, shaped by insightful feedback from our projects and community.:

• Expanded ContribFest Space: We're delighted to announce that we're opening up additional ContribFest space! This expansion means more projects can now participate, fostering increased collaboration and showcasing a broader spectrum of initiatives.
• Lightning Talks Exclusively for Projects: In response to your feedback, we're introducing Lightning Talks tailored specifically for projects. This exciting addition replaces our working groups, providing a dedicated platform to effectively spotlight your updates and engage with the community.
• Ad-hoc Meeting Tables in the Sponsor Showcase: To facilitate more dynamic engagement, we're introducing ad-hoc meeting tables strategically placed in the Sponsor Showcase, adjacent to the Project Pavilion. These tables offer you the perfect space to connect with attendees spontaneously throughout the event, fostering organic discussions and collaborations.

Please submit your interest form by Wednesday, 17 January.

Learn More Now

📽️ Project Video Update at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU​

For KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU, we will limit the project updates on the keynote stage exclusively to Graduated projects + Kubernetes SIGs.

Incubating projects will still be able to provide updates at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU on our new Lightning Talk stage with the option to provide live or pre-recorded updates.

All updates provided at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU will be showcased throughout the event on monitors displayed in our Project Pavilion.

Please submit your video and slide deck by Thursday, January 25, in order to be considered.

Review Guidelines

🏨KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU Hotels Now Available​

The KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe hotel blocks are OPEN! We're working with an official hotel partner, bnetwork, to give you a hassle-free way to get the best rates in Paris. Book your hotel room for the event before blocks begin to sell out!

Book Now!

🗣️Mentoring​

The LFX Mentorship 2024 Term 01 March—May call for proposals opens January 8, 2024 (opening early due to popular demand!) Project submission and application timeline:

• Project proposals due: January 24, 2024
• Mentee applications open: January 29 - February 13, 2024
• Application review/admission decisions/HR paperwork: February 14 - 27, 2024
• We look forward to seeing all the project ideas you're interested in working on!

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📋TechDocs: TechDocsCon CFP​

We’re excited to announce a new conference as a part of Open Source Summit starting in NA in 2024: TechDocsCon 😃

TechDocsCon is for those interested in best practices for open source project documentation processes and communication. This event serves as a platform for sharing real-world experiences, exploring the impact of documentation on project success, measuring its effectiveness, and delving into what works and what doesn't.

CFPs are open now and close on January 14, 2024.

Submit Now

✍️Upcoming CFP Deadlines:​

Here are the upcoming deadlines for CFPs:

• Maintainer Track @ KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU - December 31
• Dapr Day - January 3
• KCD Mexico 2024 - January 9
• OSS NA + TechDocsCon - January 14
• ONE Summit - January 16
• KCD Costa Rica 2024 - January 31
• KCD Romania 2024 - January 31
• KCD Istanbul - January 31

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📈Maintainers Survey 2023 H2​

A friendly nudge: we're still eagerly awaiting your valuable input! Our survey is open for a limited time, and we'd love to hear from you. Your insights play a crucial role in shaping our path forward. Take a moment to share your thoughts and help us create an even better experience for you.

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🎉 Community Retro Doc for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA​

Were you at KubeCon+ CloudNativeCon NA 2023? Do you have any feedback to make the event better OR do you want to gush at the Events team? For each KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, we’ve been collecting community feedback from a subset of folks, but we’d like to open it up to the entire maintainer community.

Provide Feedback

🚨Project Opportunities Feedback at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA​

Your input matters! We want to ensure our project opportunities at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon fit your needs. Participate in our Project Opportunities Survey and have your say in shaping future initiatives! We welcome you to share your insights and thoughts on potential project offerings for future events.

Take the Survey Now

⚡ Announcing... Lightning Round - Security Slam!​

Following the impact of the 2023 Cloud Native Security Slam, the Kubernetes maintainers have scheduled a one-day special event to allow new Kubernetes contributors an easy path to helping commit critical security improvements to Kubernetes. Whether you are joining for one day or would like to become a recurring contributor, this is a perfect opportunity to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes to make Kubernetes the global digital superpower it has become.

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🍎 GitHub Actions: Now with Apple Silicon!​

In case you missed it, exciting news broke this fall regarding projects under the CNCF GitHub Enterprise License. Now, you should have access to the latest GitHub Action Runner type. Check out GitHub's fantastic blog announcement for detailed instructions on setup and more information.

In the upcoming months, native Linux ARM GitHub Action runners will be available. Keep an eye out for further updates!

Read the Blog Post Now

✍️Upcoming CFP Deadlines:​

Here are the upcoming deadlines for CFPs:

• KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU - November 26
• Co-located Events @ KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU - December 3
• KCD São Paulo 2024- December 3
• Dapr Day - January 3
• KCD Mexico 2024 - January 9
• KCD Costa Rica 2024 - January 31
• KCD Romania 2024 - January 31

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🗺️A Maintainer’s Guide to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon!​

There will be some maintainer-focused activities at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon; be sure to check them out: Architect You Schedule:

Tuesday, November 7

• Navigating Open Source Project Hurdles to Achieve Community Empowerment - Aizhamal Nurmamat and Bob Killen Link

Wednesday, November 8

• The Cloud Native Maturity Model 3.0 - Danielle Cook and Simon Forster Link
• Graduated Project Celebration Link

Thursday, November 9

• Hot Dog! The Technical Oversight Committee is on a Roll! - Duffie Cooley, Heba El Ayoty, Alolita Sharma, Pushkar JogleKar, and Catherine Paganini Link
• Technical Oversight Committee + TAG Chairs Meeting Link
• TAG Meet + Greet Link

We are excited to see many projects taking advantage of your opportunities at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. This is a great time to set up cross-project collaborations or learn more about what other projects are focused on. Learn More - Link

🎉 Promoting KubeCon + CloudNativeCon to Your Communities​

We can’t wait for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America link - it will be here in less than 3 weeks! Spread the word to your fellow cloud native enthusiasts and professionals. We’re pleased to include this attendee marketing kit link with a few social media posts and graphics to amp up community enthusiasm. Feel free to post to any of your social channels, and thank you for your support!

🎬Documentary Film - eBPF: Unlocking the Kernel​

eBPF: Unlocking the Kernel [OFFICIAL DOCUMENTARY TRAILER] - YouTube In 2014, engineers at Plumgrid created eBPF, revolutionizing Linux Kernel technology and SDN network traffic management. This documentary explores eBPF's origins and interviews key stakeholders from Meta, Intel, Isovalent, Google, Red Hat, and Netflix, shedding light on its impact and significance in the Linux ecosystem. Join us for the premiere screening of this game-changing technology’s story at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America on Wednesday, November 8, from 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm.

🔐Security Slam​

Join the Security Slam, a 30-day challenge to boost your software supply chain security. Gain access to the Security Slam Library, filled with informative articles and videos. Exciting success metrics and awards await at the kickoff webinar. Don't forget, it all leads to a hybrid award ceremony where your achievements will shine. Enhance security, connect with the CNCF community, and be part of this unmissable event!

Learn More Now: Link

💼 Recent Job Loss or Travel Freeze Support​

JCNCF is offering up to 200 complimentary in-person All Access tickets* to support those affected by recent job loss or travel budget freezes. These tickets will be distributed to those in need on a first-come, first-served basis. Please email us at events@cncf.io with “Job Loss + Budget Freeze Ticket Offer” as the subject for a special discount code.

*Offer Details: In-Person All Access ticket (includes CNCF-hosted co-located events) One request/ticket per person in need First come, first served up to the 200 ticket limit Email must include “Job Loss or Budget Freeze Ticket Offer” in the subject line and provide your first and last name, the email address you will use to register, and details surrounding your need.

📝Fluent Bit V2: New Integrations for OTel, Wasm, Logs to Metrics, and More!​

Fluent Bit is widely adopted for observability and security pipelines, and v2.0 was one of the biggest releases to date! Join this 1-hour webinar, where we'll highlight everything you need to know from the latest v2 release.

The webinar includes:

• Full Open Telemetry support. Use a single Fluent Bit agent for all of your Open Telemetry data
• Write custom plugins using Wasm. Write custom plugins to handle unique use cases without waiting for official support.
• The New Logs to Metrics Filters plug-in allows you to automatically scrub log data, extract data, convert it for storage, and deliver it to any endpoint
• New processing capabilities allow you to process as an input, an output, or a filter
• Hot reloads allow you to make configuration changes without restarting Fluent Bit
• Architecture and extended multithreaded support

Register Here: Link

✍️Upcoming CFP Deadlines:​

Here are the upcoming deadlines for CFPs:

• KCD Los Angeles - November 1 Link
• KCD Sao Paulo - November 5 Link
• KCD Spain - November 10 Link
• KCD Oslo - November 13 Link
• KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU - November 26 Link

Want to contribute to November's newsletter? Drop a note to Link.

📝Updates from the Blog​

Guest writer Riaan Kleinhans shares a story of a journey that starts with a memorable road trip and leads to valuable insights for the open source community. "Navigating Success: The Power of Roadmaps in Open Source Projects." Link

Congratulations to all the mentees who have completed the second term of the 2023 CNCF LFX mentoring program, and thank you to all the maintainers and mentors who participated! "36 CNCF term 2 LFX mentees have successfully completed the program." Link

Term 3 is underway, and we are planning our next intake early next year Link.

🔐Security Slam​

Join the Security Slam, a 30-day challenge to boost your software supply chain security. Gain access to the Security Slam Library, filled with informative articles and videos. Exciting success metrics and awards await at the kickoff webinar. Don't forget, it all leads to a hybrid award ceremony where your achievements will shine. Enhance security, connect with the CNCF community, and be part of this unmissable event!

Learn More Now: Link

📆 Project Marketing Feedback Session​

Join us on September 26th at 8pm PST for the APAC session or on September 27th at 8 am PST for our NA/EMEA session. During these sessions, we'll discuss why this feedback is crucial, what aspects work well in our projects, and where we can improve to serve your needs better. Additionally, we'd love to hear your thoughts on the marketing support that would be most beneficial to you. Your input will shape the future of our projects, and we can't wait to hear from you. To secure your spot, please register using the following links:

APAC Session Registration: Link NA/EMEA Session Registration: Link

🌟 Exciting News: New Project Event Guidelines!​

Big news! We've just rolled out updated Project Event Guidelines designed to supercharge your community engagement efforts. Check out the updated guidelines on our website and find quick answers in the FAQ section.

Learn More Now: Link

Proposals due for KubeCon Europe 2024 or Open Source Summit North America 2024 - October 2 Notifications for KubeCon Europe or Open Source Summit North America 2024 - Week of October 16

We're here to support CNCF's growth journey. Reach out to Link if you have questions.

📊 CNCF Annual Survey​

In 2022, our Annual Survey with LF Research revealed a rising trend among Web Assembly and the cloud native ecosystem. What will 2023 bring for cloud native adoption and trends?

Join #TeamCloudNative by sharing your expertise and cloud native journey in the 11th CNCF Annual Survey – tell us how you’re leveraging the cloud native ecosystem and help us to better serve you!

As a thank you, we’re offering 25% off any CNCF certification for anyone who completes the survey.

Take the Survey: Link

✍️Upcoming CFP Deadlines:​

Here are the upcoming deadlines for CFPs:

• GitOpsCon EU Link - October 4
• KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2024 Link - November 26

Want to contribute to October's newsletter? Drop a note to Link.

HashiCorp Licensing Charges​

HashiCorp has changed several products to the BUSL license. If your project uses HashiCorp products as a dependency, please let us know in this Github Issue!

Submit Now: https://github.com/cncf/foundation/issues/617

Please note: We’re gathering data on our usage. Nothing more.

Travel Scholarships​

If you are a maintainer that is unable to come to KubeCon for financial reasons (such as corporate travel pullback) please apply for the Dan Kohn Travel Scholarship (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-north-america/attend/scholarships/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9AoykqOQ9UtSNvXl0DkF2V-pBtIR0JkSViXn7H4Zv53KDhrSyg7nWkqnapWOpu1A9L_U-x). This is here for us to grow as well as maintain the community that we have. Maintainers have made KubeCon what it is, and it is not the same event without you there.

Personal note from Jeefy: Never feel bad asking for help. It’s the least the CNCF can do given the hard work and community building you all do.

In-person applications close Sunday, September 3 (11:59 PM Pacific Time)

Apply Today: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FXPFM8X?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9AoykqOQ9UtSNvXl0DkF2V-pBtIR0JkSViXn7H4Zv53KDhrSyg7nWkqnapWOpu1A9L_U-x

2023 Fluent Bit Community Survey​

Your Insights Matter to the Fluent Bit Project! We value your input in shaping the future of Fluent Bit. We invite you take a 10-minute survey, which will play a crucial role in guiding the development of the Fluent Project roadmap. Your experiences and suggestions are invaluable to us, and by sharing your insights, you'll directly impact the project's direction. Don't miss this opportunity to make your voice heard and influence the evolution of Fluent. Take the survey today and be a part of the journey ahead!

Take the Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/fluent-survey-o11y

Boost Your Project with Documentation Advice!​

Don't miss the next CNCF Tech Docs open office session on Wednesday, August 30 (8:00 AM Pacific Time).

We're here to answer your questions and guide you in enhancing your project's documentation.

No RSVP is needed. Learn how we can work together to make your project shine by joining Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/98293716536?pwd=SElSK2FVMkxCbzJidTB1dXJ1TTNsUT09&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9AoykqOQ9UtSNvXl0DkF2V-pBtIR0JkSViXn7H4Zv53KDhrSyg7nWkqnapWOpu1A9L_U-x#success) (password: 77777) and check out the agenda doc (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1roexHTLCrErYjNT2NEoRsVnn_YNbQzZ1gyXNK8hXR4Q/edit?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9AoykqOQ9UtSNvXl0DkF2V-pBtIR0JkSViXn7H4Zv53KDhrSyg7nWkqnapWOpu1A9L_U-x#heading=h.mp4al549hr04) for topics. We look forward to seeing you there.

CNCF Annual Survey​

In 2022, our Annual Survey with LF Research revealed a rising trend among Web Assembly and the cloud native ecosystem. What will 2023 bring for cloud native adoption and trends?

Join #TeamCloudNative by sharing your expertise and cloud native journey in the 11th CNCF Annual Survey – tell us how you’re leveraging the cloud native ecosystem and help us to better serve you!

As a thank you, we’re offering 25% off any CNCF certification for anyone who completes the survey.

Take the Survey: https://www.research.net/r/S5BY23R

Job Board​

Whether you're a job seeker searching for that perfect role or an employer on the lookout for exceptional talent, our Job Board is here to simplify your journey. The platform hosts a diverse range of job listings, catering to different skill sets and experience levels. Job seekers can easily explore relevant openings and submit applications. Finding the right fit for your career or team has never been more accessible.

Visit our website (https://jobs.cncf.io/) to dive into the world of possibilities that our Job Board offers and take the next step towards your professional aspirations

Upcoming Event Info​

CNCF Needs Your Help! We are excited to announce our participation in the upcoming events listed below. To ensure the success of these events, we are seeking volunteers to help manage our booth. If you plan to attend any of these events and are available to provide your support, we kindly request you to complete the registration through the provided Calendly link. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated!

WASMCon (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/wasmcon/) September 6 - 7 Hyatt Regency Bellevue (Bellevue, WA) Volunteer: https://calendly.com/cncf-events/wasmcon-2023

OSS EU (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-europe/) September 19 - 21 Euskalduna Conference Centre (Bilbao, Spain) Volunteer: https://calendly.com/cncf-events/open-source-europe-2023

Grace Hopper (https://ghc.anitab.org/) September 26 - 29 Orange County Convention Center (Orlando, FL) Sign up coming soon

Upcoming CFP Deadlines KCD Sri Lanka (https://kcd.smapply.io/prog/kcd_sri_lanka_2023_call_for_proposals/)- August 28 KCD Texas (https://kcd.smapply.io/prog/kcd-texas-2023/) - August 30 KCD Denmark (https://kcd.smapply.io/prog/cfp_for_kcd_denmark_2023/) - September 14 KubeDay India (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubeday-india/program/cfp/) - September 17 KubeDay Singapore (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubeday-singapore/program/cfp/#submit-your-talk) - September 17

Mark your Calendars! KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2024 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2024/) CFP OPENS September 18

Schedules Recently Announced: gRPC Conf Schedule (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/grpc-conf/program/schedule/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9AoykqOQ9UtSNvXl0DkF2V-pBtIR0JkSViXn7H4Zv53KDhrSyg7nWkqnapWOpu1A9L_U-x) IstioCon 2023 (https://istiocon2023.sched.com/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9AoykqOQ9UtSNvXl0DkF2V-pBtIR0JkSViXn7H4Zv53KDhrSyg7nWkqnapWOpu1A9L_U-x) KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China (https://www.lfasiallc.com/kubecon-cloudnativecon-open-source-summit-china/program/schedule/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9AoykqOQ9UtSNvXl0DkF2V-pBtIR0JkSViXn7H4Zv53KDhrSyg7nWkqnapWOpu1A9L_U-x)

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