Independent Open Source, with Alex Ellis

Alex Ellis created serverless framework OpenFaaS while working a day job. It’s used by some big companies, but he’s resisted the temptation to join one. Instead, he’s offering consulting and seeking sponsorships, building a business from the ground up. He explains the pros and cons of independence to Craig and Adam. Do you have something cool to share? Some questions? Let us know: web: kubernetespodcast.com mail: [email protected] twitter: @kubernetespod News of the week Microsoft launches OpenServiceMesh Including a bit from Linkerd Kong releases Kong Mesh Tanzu Application Service 2.10, formerly known as Pivotal Cloud Foundry KubeCarrier Cube carrier Episode 109, with Sebastian Scheele Nestybox releaases Sysbox (GitHub) Palo Alto Networks discloses and fixes fault in KataContainers JenkinsX plugin for Octant Backyards gets FIPS compliant StarlingX 4.0 New AKS features etcd security audit Episode 95, with Xiang Li New Code of Conduct Committee Members Links from the interview Alex Ellis ADP Payroll Docker Captains program Lord Birt Lord Ernie DockerCon 2016 Ben Firshman funker funker-dispatch by Alex Ellis FaaS OpenFaaS Moby’s Cool Hacks - closing keynote Joining VMware to work on OpenFaaS VMware blog VMware Dispatch Acquisition of Heptio VEBA Leaving VMware and Alex going out on his own OpenFaaS Ltd Alex’s 2020 mission The world’s first managed k3s service First year accounts and end-of-year party Inlets Inlets PRO k3sup Brown sauce Arkade 5 years of Raspberry Pi and robots Insiders Subscription Treasure Trove archive The Five Pressures of Leadership in OSS A bit of Istio before tea-time Cards Against Containers for Black Girls Code Alex Ellis on Twitter