Why a Linux distro becoming a CNCF project matters

I was fascinated when I noticed a Linux distro going to the CNCF because it's such a different level from other projects: digging into it with @brendandburns.bsky.social @castrojo.bsky.social and @cpswan.net it quickly became obvious what a good fit for cloud native Flatcar is

that shouldn't be a surprise with Flatcar's history (fun to reminisce about) but it's also interesting how natural a home Microsoft has become for projects like this and the move to is open, vendor neutral governance about much more than reassuring folks who may be mistrustful of Microsoft

The huge work of adding a GPL project to CNCF is a great example of a healthy role large vendors can play in open foundations but maybe the big thing is how important open governance is for delivering extra levels of security and assurance are becoming so critical (assuming CISA survives!)

thanks! honestly, once I started digging into it, Flatcar seemed such a perfect match for containers that I started worrying that it almost wasn't worth writing, and then I reminded myself that I didn't know *why* it was such a good fit before I went and learned about it!