The `open-source` project `Kubernetes` has reached its first major milestone, with over 15,000 contributors and a community-driven development process. The Kubernetes project was initially created by Google in 2014 as an open-source container orchestration system for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It has since become one of the most widely used container orchestration systems in the industry, with a large and diverse user base. The project's growth has been driven by its flexibility, scalability, and ability to support a wide range of use cases, from small startups to large enterprises. With over 150,000 stars on GitHub, Kubernetes has become a de facto standard for container orchestration, with many organizations relying on it as the foundation for their cloud-native applications.