This week we released Kuzco v0.2.0! Over 5,000 nodes have already been upgraded
Kuzco uses @nats_io and @bunjavascript to power the world's largest distributed GPU cluster spread across 73 countries
Next week have a special surprise for all network participants
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Bye-Bye Kafka -
"Enter the challenger: a scrappy open-source alternative that’s been quietly gaining ground ... Spoiler: it’s NATS. And it’s not just keeping up — it’s redefining what streaming can look like."
medium.com/archetypical-soft…
Thanks for the article @ewassef ❤️
In less than 5 minutes, spin up a NATS request/reply service that's backed by Claude.
Chat, enrichment, extraction, classification... all the LLM patterns are no available to use within your distributed NATS applications.
🎭 NATS: When Your Digital Child Becomes the Prize in a Custody Battle
Reminder to all companies:
If you build your empire on open-source and contribute nothing back, don't be surprised when the ground starts cracking.
NATS, one of the few messaging systems that actually works without summoning ancient demons, now finds itself torn between its creators at Synadia and its adoptive guardians at CNCF. Like any good custody battle, it’s about one thing: Money. 🤑
As a tiny contributor to NATS, it fills me with childlike glee and existential dread to witness what happens when open source ideals collide headfirst with cold, hard business reality.
It’s a classic story:
A vendor generously donates an open-source jewel… only to demand it back when the math stops adding up.
Synadia, the ever-devoted parent, wants to put NATS under the Business Source License (BSL) to secure its survival. Meanwhile, CNCF holds the project in a loving but legally fortified embrace, refusing to let go.
CNCF, clutching its righteous torch of community ownership, refuses to hand over the toys, reminding Synadia: “You gave it away. There are rules. Also… you signed things.”
As a microscopic speck in this universe of giants, I have one simple emotion: sadness.
Sadness that the best technology can still be crushed under the weight of human greed, misaligned incentives, and tragic irony.
OSS survives because we believe in it. OSS dies when we monetize belief.
Whatever happens, little NATS deserves better than a lawsuit. It deserves a future.
Will I stop contributing to NATS?
No. I'm far too stubborn for that.
Will I trust it the same way?
Ask me again when the lawsuits stop.
⚡ Still contributing. Still dreaming. Still worried.
Sources:
* cncf.io: cncf.io/blog/2025/04/24/prot…
* thestack: thestack.technology/we-want-…
* Nats.io: github.com/cncf/foundation/b…#opensource#natsio#cncf#synadia#foss#techdrama#softwareengineering#NATS#OSS#BusinessSourceLicense#DeveloperLife#SupportOSS#coding#programming
🚀@SUSE & @synadia bring #HighAvailability to #k8s deployments at the #edge with two-node solution, resulting in increased uptime & reliability for critical workloads in remote locations. Come to Kubernetes on Edge Day and visit us at #KubeCon for a demo.🔗okt.to/e1pmGF
Packing up for #kubecon Paris!
There will be a lot of @synadia activity and opportunities to talk about @nats_io .
Definately check out our talk about NATS, Edge and AI sched.co/1YhgF I’ll be giving with awesome @thecodegangsta !
In case you missed it: we have a brand new video all about @nats_io KV. We compare to redis, go over all the operations, move and mirror a KV across the world and write a leader election system. All in one video! youtu.be/XLJ5_5MsgGQ
I've seen so many teams replace Redis with @nats_io JetStream KV, and now it's your turn to find out why it's so special. Check out our latest video!
Link in thread 👇
Next week we'll have another @nats_io office hours with the @synadia team to answer questions and share some cool upcoming features in NATS. Hit that notify button in YouTube or subscribe to be notified when we go live next Thursday!
youtube.com/watch?v=Zz4F2cBT…
Our Co-Founder & CEO Spencer Kimball shared why he thinks 2024 will be the year companies embrace multi-cloud and steer clear of hyperscaler lock-in. itprotoday.com/cloud-computi…
interessting. the js-fuctions in #nats execution engine (called #nex) get executed directly by v8 integrated into the agent. so no @nodejs, @deno_land or @bunjavascript involved.
It was also lovely to see that the @CloudNativeFdn project @nats_io added the mechanisms for building #s390x containers and the folks from #gomplate started releasing binaries 🎉 #IBMZ#LinuxONE
All lovely holiday "gifts", it helped our team meet our goals for the year! ⭐️