A CNCF project's maintainers are all based in the same region and time zone. They notice that contributions from other regions are declining. The project has a code of conduct and a mentorship program, but participation is still dropping. Which additional measure is most likely to address the root cause?

Require all contributors to be available during the maintainers' working hours.

Adopt a policy of asynchronous-first communication and document decisions in writing.

Increase the frequency of in-person meetups in the maintainers' region.

Limit the number of new contributors to reduce the burden on maintainers.

A contributor is working on a time-sensitive bug fix for a CNCF project. They have posted a detailed description in the project's Slack channel and on the GitHub issue, but have not received a response in 24 hours. The fix is ready and they believe it is correct. What should they do?

Direct message multiple maintainers to get a faster response.

Close the issue and move on to other work.

Submit the pull request and mention the issue in the PR description.

Wait for a response on Slack before doing anything.

A contributor is participating in a CNCF project's community meeting for the first time. They want to propose a new feature. What is the most effective way to use the meeting?

Ask for a vote on the feature during the meeting.

Raise the idea briefly and schedule a follow-up discussion with interested maintainers.

Wait until the meeting ends and then email the entire mailing list with the proposal.

Present the full technical design and implementation plan during the meeting.

What is the primary purpose of the cloud native community?

To standardize all cloud computing services into a single framework

To replace traditional IT operations with automated solutions

To foster collaboration and innovation among practitioners, vendors, and end users

To provide a platform for vendors to market their commercial products

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)

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6expert · hard
A CNCF project's maintainers are all based in the same region and time zone. They notice that contributions from other regions are declining. The project has a code of conduct and a mentorship program, but participation is still dropping. Which additional measure is most likely to address the root cause?
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7expert · hard
A contributor is working on a time-sensitive bug fix for a CNCF project. They have posted a detailed description in the project's Slack channel and on the GitHub issue, but have not received a response in 24 hours. The fix is ready and they believe it is correct. What should they do?
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8application · medium
A contributor is participating in a CNCF project's community meeting for the first time. They want to propose a new feature. What is the most effective way to use the meeting?
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9foundation · easy
Which event is the primary conference for the cloud native community?
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10foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of the cloud native community?
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