By B. Cameron Gain
Publication Date: 2025-11-29 19:00:00
ATLANTA — Broadcom used KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA to allay fears that it was pulling back on its support for open source, highlighting ongoing backing for VMware-developed projects and unveiling further contributions to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).
Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) engineers and developers have consistently continued to contribute to open source, and Broadcom remains one of the top five CNCF open source contributors and a major Kubernetes contributor.
Ramping Up
During KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA here, Broadcom VMware representatives sought to reassure the community that it is ramping up open source support and contributions.
Prashanth Shenoy, vice president of product marketing, VCF division at Broadcom, said during a press and analyst briefing that Broadcom is “doubling down” on open source. He described new contributions it was making, including working more actively in key areas of open source related to…
