Welcome + Opening Remarks - Austin Parker, OTel Community Day Event Chair

Summary

Welcome to Open Telemetry Community Day 2024! The event kicked off with a reminder of the code of conduct and a schedule overview. Sponsors and supporters were acknowledged. Open Telemetry has seen remarkable growth, with contributions doubling since 2022 and a significant increase in unique developers. The community has expanded, and the project now ranks in the top 10 on GitHub by contributions. The state of the project was discussed, including the stabilization of semantic conventions, adoption of profiling signals, progress on the events API, and the collector's journey to a stable 1.0 release. New SIGs for contributor and developer experience were introduced, alongside the project's integration into the CNCF community groups.

Takeaways

• 📅 The event is organized by the Open Telemetry community with a schedule from 9:00 to 16:30, including sessions, breaks, and lunch.
• 📜 Participants are reminded of the code of conduct and professional standards, with the full version available on the event website.
• 👋 Sponsors like Meso and Observer IQ are acknowledged for their support, along with Graphon Labs, Microsoft, and OpenSearch.
• 📈 Open Telemetry has seen significant growth since 2022, with contributions increasing from over 16,000 to over 25,000 per month and unique developers rising from around 800 to 1,200.
• 🎉 The community has expanded, with many new attendees and contributors joining since the last Community Day in Austin, Texas.
• 🚀 Open Telemetry has become the second-largest project in the CNCF and one of the top 10 projects by contributions on GitHub.
• 📝 The stabilization of semantic conventions, such as HTTP semantic conventions, is a significant effort that has been completed without major issues.
• 🔍 The OpenTelemetry profiling signal has been adopted and integrated, with the recent donation of an eBPF-based profiler to the project.
• 🛠️ Progress on the Events API and data model is nearing completion, which will enable better client-side monitoring across various platforms.
• 🔒 An independent security audit of OpenTelemetry components has been conducted, showing the project's commitment to security and well-designed software.
• 🌟 New Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are being formed to focus on project tooling, contributor experience, and developer experience to further improve the community and project.
• 🌐 OpenTelemetry is now part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation's community groups, allowing for more visibility and support for local meetups and events.

Q & A

What is the event being discussed in the transcript?

The event discussed is the Open Telemetry Community Day, 2024.

What is the significance of adhering to the code of conduct at the event?

Adhering to the code of conduct ensures a professional environment and is a requirement for all CNCF and LF events.

How can attendees find the full schedule for the Open Telemetry Community Day?

Attendees can find the full schedule on the event website or view it on a monitor outside the room that will be looping through the schedule.

What is the role of sponsors in the Open Telemetry Community Day?

Sponsors such as Meso and Observer IQ provide essential support for the event, and attendees are encouraged to say hello to them.

What was the growth in contributions to Open Telemetry between 2022 and the time of the event?

The contributions to Open Telemetry grew from just over 16,000 a month to over 25,000 a month across all repos and the org, with the number of unique developers increasing from around 800 to 1,200.

What is the significance of the semantic convention stabilization in the Open Telemetry project?

Semantic convention stabilization is significant as it helps with dependency management, allows for the release of stable versions, and is a crucial step for the project's maturity.

What is the status of the Open Telemetry Collector towards a stable 1.0 release?

The Open Telemetry Collector is actively working towards a stable 1.0 release, indicating that it is nearing readiness for production use.

What is the purpose of the new Special Interest Groups (SIGs) being formed in the Open Telemetry project?

The new SIGs focus on project tooling, contributor experience, and developer experience to improve the overall project infrastructure, streamline the contributor pipeline, and enhance the usability of Open Telemetry.

Why is the Open Telemetry project considered one of the largest open source projects on GitHub?

Open Telemetry is considered one of the largest due to its high number of contributions, ranking it in the top 10 by contributions on GitHub.

What does the recent acceptance of the elastic ebpf-based profiler mean for the Open Telemetry project?

The acceptance of the elastic ebpf-based profiler helps to accelerate the adoption and integration of the profiling signal within the Open Telemetry ecosystem.

What is the significance of Open Telemetry being part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Community groups?

Being part of the CNCF Community groups allows Open Telemetry to have a dedicated section on the CNCF website for discussions, events, and community organization, enhancing visibility and community engagement.