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The Evolution of Container Runtimes

Phil Estes, a principal engineer at AWS and a key contributor to the containerd project, discusses the evolution and roadmap of containerd, its relationship to Docker, and its journey to being a fully open source project under the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). 

00:00 Introduction and Guest Background
00:41 The Evolution of Container Runtimes
02:48 The Impact of Docker and Kubernetes
06:07 The Birth and Growth of containerd
09:13 The Role of the CNCF in Open Source Projects
11:09 Challenges and Opportunities in Open Source Contribution
18:49 The Importance of Mentorship in Open Source
23:47 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

 

Guest:

Phil Estes is a Principal Engineer for Amazon Web Services (AWS), focused on core container technologies that power AWS container offerings like Fargate, EKS, and ECS. Phil is an active contributor and maintainer for the CNCF containerd runtime project, and participates in the Open Container Initiative (OCI) as the member of the Technical Oversight Board (TOB). He is also a current member of the 2023 CNCF Ambassador class and enjoys speaking on container technology topics and events worldwide.

Nerdy About Networks

Fen Aldrich, a Developer Advocate with Equinix, talks about their open source partner program and giving back to the open source community. Fen highlights collaborative relationships they've established with key projects, serving as a testing ground and leveraging their surplus of hardware and network resources. We discussed that appreciating the human aspect of tech is crucial, as all technical systems ultimately depend on human innovation and interaction. We also nerd out a bit about the basics of networking and the technology underneath the magic we all take for granted.

00:00 Introduction
02:57 Deep Dive into Networking Basics
09:33 Exploring the Importance of Corporate Open Source Contributions
19:54 Understanding the Interconnectedness in Open Source

Guest:

Fen Aldrich is a Developer Advocate at Equinix Metal and an organizer for DevOpsDays events in the northeast US. Passionate about Resilience Engineering and Mental Health in the tech industry, they believe that every technology problem is ultimately, when you get right down to it, a people challenge. Find their work at speaking.crayzeigh.com, and connect on twitter @crayzeigh or mastodon @crayzeigh@hachyderm.io

Navigating Open Source Security

Emily Fox joins us to discuss her role as Security Lead in Emerging Technologies at Red Hat and her involvement in the open source community as Chair of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation's Technical Oversight Committee. She discusses her team's research focusing on refining Sigstore and working on remote attestation and her career journey from working as a Creative Director in an entertainment company to becoming a Developer Security Lead for the National Security Agency. The conversation further touches on the need for better diversity, accessibility, and the imperative of a supportive community within the open source ecosystem. Lastly, she shares her perspectives on developer experience, its challenges, and the need for empathy and kindness as we navigate post-pandemic life.

 

00:00 Introduction and Guest Background

00:24 Role and Responsibilities at Red Hat

01:46 Involvement in Open Source and Cloud Native Computing Foundation

03:07 Journey from Creative Director to Tech Ecosystem

06:09 Challenges in Open Source Project Security

08:03 Improving Security Practices in Software Development

09:22 Expanding Security Expertise in Developers

11:23 Security in AI and Machine Learning

15:24 Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in Tech

18:40 Improving Developer Experience in Open Source

21:00 Closing Thoughts and Parting Words

Guest:

Emily Fox is a DevOps enthusiast, security unicorn, and advocate for Women in Technology. She promotes the cross-pollination of development and security practices. She has worked in security for over 13 years to drive a cultural change where security is unobstructive, natural, and accessible to everyone. Her technical interests include containerization, least privilege, automation, and promoting women in technology. She holds a BS in Information Systems and an MS in cybersecurity. Serving as chair on the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s (CNCF) Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) and co-chair for KubeCon+CloudNativeCon China 2021, Europe 2022, North America 2022, Europe 2023, and CloudNativeSecurityCon 2023, she is involved in a variety of open source communities and activities.

Airflow, Cedar, and Beyond: Open Source Innovations Explored

Ricardo Sueiras, an Open Source advocate at AWS, sheds light on his 20-year journey with OSS. He speaks about some challenges he faced in integrating open source software into a conservative company and developing an understanding and advocacy team for open source technology there. Sueiras talks about his interest in teaching and sharing about open source, his experience with DJing and Apache Airflow, a workflow orchestrator. Referencing AWS project Cedar, an open source domain-specific language for authorization, Sueiras explains its use, function, and process of development. He also discusses the versatility enabled by open source, allowing users to tweak things as needed. 

 

00:00 Introduction and Meeting

00:32 Journey into Open Source

02:21 Overcoming Resistance to Open Source

02:50 Educating Legal and Procurement Teams about Open Source

03:16 Building an Advocacy Team for Open Source

05:43 The Story of DJ Tasty Taste

10:16 Exploring Cedar: An Open Source Project

16:33 Apache Airflow: A Workflow Orchestrator

20:32 Conclusion and Future Plans

Resources:

AWS open source newsletter

Airflow container orchestration demo (GitHub)

Guest:

Ricardo Sueiras Over 30 years spent working in the technology industry, and over 20 years working with open source. I help customers solve business problems with open source technologies and cloud. Currently I am a Developer Advocate at AWS focusing on open source.

Exploring Service Mesh and the Cloud Native Landscape

In this KubeCon interview, Keith Mattix, engineering lead at Microsoft, talks about his experience and involvement in the open source community and the Istio project. He discusses his work in upstream service mesh and related technologies in the Kubernetes networking space. The conversation delves deeply into the evolution of open source offerings, highlighting the development and application of the Gateway API and the GAMMA Initiative. Maddox shares his vision for the future of these projects and talks about the value that developments in the open source ecosystem bring to end users.

 

00:00 Introduction and Guest Background

01:26 Role and Involvement in Open Source

01:55 Understanding Service Mesh

05:18 Istio's Journey in CNCF

07:19 Benefits of Open Source Collaboration

09:58 Gateway API Version 1.0 and Its Importance

13:55 Collaboration with the Gateway API Community

14:23 Future Goals for Gateway API

14:49 The Need for Standardization in Mesh Implementations

16:07 The Importance of User Adoption

16:43 Excitement for Open Source

18:09 The Impact of Infrastructure Improvements

20:10 The Importance of Kubernetes

21:51 Closing Remarks and Future Aspirations

Guest: 

Keith Mattix is a Senior Engineer on the Open Service Mesh team at Microsoft Azure. As a maintainer of the Service Mesh Interface CNCF project, Keith is a founding lead of the GAMMA initiative under Kubernetes SIG Network. Keith has written a lot of code that’s led to some interesting side quests, and he’s passionate about sharing those lessons and experiences with others. His love of distributed systems is eventually consistent.

The Future of Open Source: Empowering New Developers with Major League Hacking

In this interview, Fiona Whittington, a representative from Major League Hacking (MLH), discusses the organization's mission to empower the next generation of developers. With a community of over 150,000 developers each year, MLH is influencing the future of technology by helping their members gain hands-on experience with open source development. Fiona shares that while interest in open source is at an all-time high, many students face the barrier of getting started. The conversation concludes with Fiona’s advice for community leaders to show value and encourage contributions from people at any skill level. 

00:00 Introduction and Guest Presentation
00:28 Understanding Major League Hacking (MLH)
02:00 Barriers to Open Source Contribution
03:41 Addressing Imposter Syndrome in Tech
05:08 The Importance of Non-Code Contributions
07:57 The Evolution of Open Source
11:49 The Future of Open Source
12:16 Advice for Newcomers to Open Source
13:42 Personal Journey into Open Source
17:37 The Gap Between Classroom and Industry
18:08 Hacktoberfest
19:18 Conclusion

Guest:

Fiona Whittington is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Major League Hacking (MLH), where she supports 150,000 aspiring technologists each year. In college, she founded the award-winning nonprofit TechTogether (acquired 2022) credited in part for increasing the representation of women in collegiate hackathons globally by 18%. Her work for TechTogether has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Boston Globe. Fiona previously worked in marketing at Red Hat and Armored Things (now Lambent).

Open Source Storytelling: Podcasting from Behind the Scenes

Amid the bustling atmosphere of KubeCon, podcast hosts Adam and Jarod share insights from their experiences podcasting for a technical audience. They also share their interests, among them software, business, and the lives of individuals involved in open source projects. 

00:00 Introduction and KubeCon Experience
00:22 Podcasting Journey and Evolution
00:53 The Birth and Growth of a Podcast Network
05:57 The Art of Podcasting and Engaging with Guests
08:23 Excitement in the Open Source World
20:43 The Impact and Future of Podcasting

Resources:

Podcasts for developers |> Changelog

Guests:

	Jerod Santo co-hosts The Changelog, crashes JS Party, and takes out the trash (his old code) once in a while.
	Adam Stacoviak is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Changelog.

Intersection of Security and AI: A Conversation with Christine Abernathy

Christine Abernathy, a long-time open source community leader, discusses her involvement with the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) and her interest in the intersection of security and AI. Abernathy notes the potential dangers and exploits that AI and machine learning can face and suggests strategies to mitigate risks.

00:00 Introduction and Guest Background
00:18 Discussion of the Intersection of Security and AI/ML
00:55 Exploring the Role of the Open Source Security Foundation
01:50 The Process of Creating a Talk on AI and Security
03:17 Security Concerns Specific to AI and Machine Learning
08:58 Methods for Mitigating Security Risks in AI
16:13 The Role of Government Regulation in Data Privacy
19:37 The Importance of Education in Data Security
20:34 The Value of Participation in Foundations like OpenSSF

Resources:

Fortifying the Future: Tackling Security Challenges in AI/ML Applications | PPT (slideshare.net)

 

Guest:

Christine Abernathy is an open source community leader who has been instrumental in growing open source presence for companies like F5 and Facebook. Prior roles included Developer Advocate Parse, Facebook Platform and Partner Engineer, Mobile. Before Facebook, Christine headed up engineering at Mshift, a mobile banking software provider, delivering iOS/Android apps and mobile browser-based products. Prior experiences include co-founding Clickmarks, a mobile and enterprise middleware provider.