Kubernetes Podcast from Google OpenTofu, with Ohad Maislish
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Aug 6, 2024 Ohad Maislish, CEO and co-founder of env0, shares his journey from a young developer at Microsoft to leading the OpenTofu project. He dives into the importance of community involvement in open-source initiatives and discusses how OpenTofu aims to address licensing challenges faced by Terraform. The conversation highlights state encryption driven by user needs and the desire for rapid iterations. Ohad also touches on the rising preference for tools like Pulumi and the collaborative spirit of KubeCon events, fostering innovation in infrastructure management.
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OpenTofu's Origin
- HashiCorp changed many projects, including Terraform, from open-source to a business license.
- This prompted community members and vendors to create OpenTofu, ensuring open governance.
Community-Driven Architecture
- The OpenTofu community actively shapes the project's architecture.
- They discuss and vote on key architectural decisions, such as state encryption, via RFPs.
Rapid Development and Key Features
- OpenTofu rapidly released versions 1.6, 1.7, and 1.8.
- Version 1.7 introduced state encryption, a top user request, and 1.8 added early variable evaluation.