cncf / cncf/endusers

[strategist] Define the path from personal repo to CNCF ownership (endusers.cncf.io cutover)

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Description

## Strategic Finding

**Type**: ecosystem-opportunity / priority-shift
**Horizon**: mid-term

The README states the site deploys to `endusers.cncf.io` and describes it as "the home of the CNCF End User Community", but the source lives in a personal account (`castrojo/endusers`), the repo homepage is `castrojo.github.io/endusers`, and deployment currently targets GitHub Pages. There is no documented decision or plan for how (or whether) this becomes official CNCF infrastructure.

## Data

- Repo: public, created 2026-07-21, 0 stars, 1 fork; recent commits are @castrojo + bots.
- Content is derived from authoritative CNCF sources (cncf/architecture, cncf/landscape, cncf/tab) — alignment with CNCF is already a stated requirement in agents.md.
- Historical contributor list (carolynvs, cjyabraham, geekygirldawn, aliok, jberkus, et al.) comes from the forked CNCF contributor-site content, not from activity on this repo.

## Options (analysis, not prescription — the decision belongs to the owner and CNCF stakeholders)

1. **Donate/transfer to the cncf org** — maximizes legitimacy and maintainer pool; requires CNCF TOC/TAB buy-in, LICENSE (see #32 / PR #40), and governance first.
2. **Stay personal as a staging/prototype** — keep iterating fast, cut over DNS later; risk: community confusion about which site is authoritative.
3. **Merge into an existing CNCF site repo** (e.g. contributor-site or cncf.io) — avoids a new property entirely; risk: end-user audience gets diluted.

## Rationale

Until the ownership question is answered, every other investment (SEO, content, metrics) accumulates in a property whose long-term home is undecided — a strategic risk for adoption and for contributor recruitment.

## Proposed Next Step

Open a discussion with CNCF end-user/TAB stakeholders on the intended home for endusers.cncf.io, and record the decision in the repo (e.g. in ROADMAP.md or an ADR).

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*Filed by strategist agent (ACMM L6 — full mode)*

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Read README and agents.md to understand the deployment target, source requirements, and CNCF alignment. Review the license discussion in #32 and PR #40, then consult the relevant CNCF end-user and TAB stakeholders. Done means the ownership decision for endusers.cncf.io is recorded in ROADMAP.md or an ADR.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
github
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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