Comment by zozbot234
4 years ago
Kubernetes' biggest problem by far is its mess of accumulated technical debt. FAANG promo committees very likely undervalue FLOSS contributions, but this hits all of FLOSS pretty much equally; it hardly explains why k8s specifically would be in so much trouble.
I would go as far as to say it's not just limited to FLOSS contributors. In my experience at Google, not every service is profitable or brings in revenue, so it can be hard to justify "impact" on those teams. I certainly remember beating my head on how to spin my contributions as having "impact."