What is software compliance
We know that some open source software licensing is very loose, which means manufacturers can transform open source software for commercial use. If an open-source software is the transformation of multiple vendors, so if the same open-source software, there have been numerous branches, the development of products based on these branches are often faced with the problem of compatibility and portability.
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Compatibility: for example, the development of products based on Kubernetes 1.0, it may not follow a smooth upgrade the new version, even if the community provides new features, it is difficult to achieve a seamless upgrade.
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Portability: after such a platform like Kubernetes software, often the products developed product platform, end users once the use of a product may not be smoothly migrated to other products.
The so-called software consistency, simply refers to all the vendors use the same open source software or open source software core.
Software compliance certification program
For open-source software, the software consistency is particularly important, it avoids division, so that public companies will jointly promote energy focused on software development rather than dreams.
2017 CNCF started Kubernetes一致性认证计划, CNCF provide a test tool manufacturers to test their products in accordance with operating instructions, test report will be uploaded to the CNCF community, after CNCF audit test report will give eligible businesses awarded a certificate.
Certificate issued will have the following logo, which can be used as a selling point of the product:
What are the benefits software compliance certification
For communities
For communities, companies can continue to draw together to develop open source ecosystem to ensure that open-source software continue to evolve.
For businesses
For enterprises, access to Kubernetes consistency certification, on behalf of CNCF recognition of its products to a certain extent, can improve the market competitiveness of enterprises.
In addition, to obtain consistency certification of enterprises, CNCF will show companies Logo on its official website, which can also enhance the company's visibility.
For users
For the user, the user choose products with more confidence, without fear once to select a vendor's product is subject to the vendor, it is difficult to switch to other vendors' products.
Therefore, users are more likely to choose to get the consistency has been certified enterprises to cooperate.
Reproduced in: https: //my.oschina.net/renhc/blog/3056440