The CNCF has several levels in its organizational structure with the Governing Board handling the overall operation, budget, and finances, while the TOC handles the technical vision and direction, as well as approving new project additions. Though the TOC currently acts as a sort of gatekeeper for admitting projects into the CNCF, there is more that TOC member Joe Beda, the developer who made the first commit to Kubernetes, said can be done. “The TOC helps to decide which projects come in, but I think we could do an expanded role to actually make sure that we’re serving those projects better and that we’re creating a great value proposition for projects, so that it’s a really great two-way street between the CNCF and the projects to really build some sustainability,” he said.