Kubernetes Podcast from Google
OpenTofu, with Ohad Maislish
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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Quick takeaways
- OpenTofu, a community-driven open-source alternative to Terraform, emphasizes collaborative architecture through user-driven Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
- The recent OpenTofu version 1.7 introduced essential state encryption to enhance security, addressing previous user requests from the Terraform community.
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Introduction to OpenTofu
OpenTofu is an open-source project that emerged as a fork of Terraform, initiated in response to changes in Terraform's licensing by HashiCorp. In August 2023, HashiCorp transitioned many of its projects from an open-source license to a business license, which prompted community members to seek a solution that would maintain open governance for infrastructure as code. The project is backed by the Linux Foundation and aims to provide a fully open-source alternative that retains compatibility with Terraform while introducing new features. OpenTofu's name change from OpenTF reflects this shift toward a more inclusive and accessible branding for the community-driven initiative.
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