Using Lumigo OpenTelemetry Distributions with other backends

The text discusses the development of Lumigo's tracing product using OpenTelemetry, a widely adopted open-source technology. The authors aim to create an easy-to-use and flexible distribution that can be used with various backends, including Jaeger. They focus on avoiding lock-in by not requiring dedicated exporters or proprietary semantic conventions. Instead, they adopt OpenTelemetry Semantic Conventions and contribute to upstream implementations. The distributions provide a no-code setup for Node.js and Python, making it easy to install and update the tracer. Additionally, they offer metadata setup, automated QA, and support for various container orchestrations. The authors emphasize the importance of compatibility, ease of adoption, and avoiding lock-in in their distribution.