[randbyte]

> cloud providers should be commodity

They are already.

> and should open source all of their platforms

Most of the cloud platforms are open source. Linux, container, k8s… it’s entirely possible for someone to build and deploy their private cloud if they have the resources.

> and eliminate egress fees

What does it mean? If I sign up for cloud service I am only bound to the contract terms. If I am PAYGO I can switch anytime.

[isityettime]

> Most of the cloud platforms are open source. Linux, container, k8s…

Linux isn't a cloud platform and neither is Docker.

Kubernetes was created specifically to create a way in against AWS' de facto public cloud monopoly. The Cloud Native Compute Foundation is a classic "alliance of smaller players uses open-source and interoperability as a wedge against an incumbent that threatens hegemony".

> it’s entirely possible for someone to build and deploy their private cloud if they have the resources.

What is there for that, really? Basically just OpenStack?

[randbyte]

I never say these pieces are the equivalent of a cloud platform. What I said is that with them, it is entirely possible for someone to build their own.

Why someone wants to do that is not my concern. But not being able to is.