with Kevin Fleming, Head of Open Source Community Engagement and Member of the CTO Office at Bloomberg Kevin has spent more than 20 years in the technology industry. In 2004, he started a VOIP service provider company and chose Asterisk as his platform. 9 months later he was offered a position at Digium to work on Asterisk full-time. After seven... [Read more...]
Posted at 02:25AM Jan 15, 2019 by Sally in SuccessAtApache
Happy Friday --with the year off to a hot start, we're picking up the pace with a new Top-Level Project, more events, and 80% more commits over the past 7 days. Let's take a look at what's happening with the Apache community: Do you have a few minutes to help the ASF? In advance of our 20th Anniversary, we'd love your insight on The... [Read more...]
Posted at 02:57PM Jan 11, 2019 by Sally in General
Open Source Big Data workflow management system in use at Adobe, Airbnb, Etsy, Google, ING, Lyft, PayPal, Reddit, Square, Twitter, and United Airlines, among others. Wakefield, MA —8 January 2019— The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives,... [Read more...]
Posted at 11:00AM Jan 08, 2019 by Sally in General
by Daniel Ruggeri My involvement with the ASF started very simply. I was a server administrator who wanted to have a bug or two fixed and a feature or two added to the Apache HTTP Server (httpd). I spent some time learning the codebase a bit and submitted my first patch to the httpd dev list. I wasn't... [Read more...]
Posted at 01:16PM Jan 07, 2019 by Sally in SuccessAtApache
Welcome, 2019! We're testing a slightly adjusted format --do let us know what you think: Apache in 2018 - By The Digits - Stewarding 300+ projects "The Apache Way" https://s.apache.org/Apache2018Digits ASF Board –management and oversight of the business affairs of the corporation in accordance with the... [Read more...]
Posted at 03:53PM Jan 04, 2019 by Sally in General
It's been a great year for the Apache community at-large. With nearly 200M lines of code under the ASF's stewardship, our ongoing success is the result of community-led development "The Apache Way", executed through the collaborative efforts of more than 300 Apache projects and their communities. Highlights include: Apache... [Read more...]
Posted at 07:30AM Jan 01, 2019 by Sally in General
It's the last Round-up of the year --the past 12 months have been tremendous. Thank you to all who have contributed to our collective success. Here's to a great 2019! Let's review what took place over the past week: Support Apache –help offset our day-to-day operating expenses. - We appreciate everyone who... [Read more...]
Posted at 02:55PM Dec 28, 2018 by Sally in General
As we wrap up the week, we wish everyone a festive holiday season for those who celebrate. Like Santa's elves, the Apache community is always working! Here's what happened over the past week: Support Apache –help keep Apache software for everyone. - Just a few remain to make a tax-deductible donation to the ASF in 2018. Every dollar... [Read more...]
Posted at 03:08PM Dec 21, 2018 by Sally in General
Happy Friday! Let's review what the Apache community has been up to over the past week: Support Apache –help keep Apache software for everyone. - Two weeks remain to make a tax-deductible donation to the ASF in 2018! 750+ generous contributors donated $80K+ as part of our Individual Giving campaigns. Every dollar counts! ... [Read more...]
Posted at 03:55PM Dec 14, 2018 by Sally in General
Open Source Big Data quality solution in use at eBay, Expedia, Huawei, JD.com, Meituan, PayPal, Pingan Bank, PPDAI, VIP.com, VMWare, and more. Wakefield, MA —12 December 2018— The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced... [Read more...]
Posted at 11:00AM Dec 12, 2018 by Sally in General
Greetings, December: counting down to the end of the calendar year. All the while, the brilliant Apache community remains productive: Support Apache –help keep Apache software for everyone. - Join 730+ generous contributors who have donated nearly $80,000 to the ASF as part of our Individual Giving campaigns. Giving to the ASF feels great... [Read more...]
Posted at 08:14PM Dec 07, 2018 by Sally in General
by Isabel Drost-Fromm As a researcher interested in machine learning, Web- and social graphs I joined the Nutch mailing lists back in 2005 when the project was still on SourceForge. I started tinkering with Nutch Writeables to store the data I needed for my analysis – something that today some may know as Hadoop Writeables – the Nutch wiki... [Read more...]
Posted at 11:41AM Dec 03, 2018 by Sally in SuccessAtApache
Farewell, November: you certainly were a fast-moving month. This past week was fast-moving as well, with the following activities from the Apache community: Support Apache –help keep Apache software for everyone. - From Giving Tuesday to every day, more than 700 generous contributors have donated nearly $80,000 to the ASF as part of our... [Read more...]
Posted at 02:45PM Nov 30, 2018 by Sally in General
FOUNDATION OPERATIONS SUMMARY Second Quarter, Fiscal Year 2019 (August - October 2018) " There have been no signs Apache will stop growing." — Nick Ismail, InformationAge > Conferences and Events : During Q2, we conducted one event, and were in the midst of... [Read more...]
Posted at 08:06PM Nov 29, 2018 by Sally in General
Giving Tuesday is here, kicking off our end-of-year Individual Giving and Corporate Gifts campaigns. It's one of our favorite times of the year, as giving back feels so good. Here's how you can help: Individual Donations. Giving to Apache is easy! Click ... [Read more...]
Posted at 04:35AM Nov 27, 2018 by Sally in General
Happy US Thanksgiving week for those who celebrate. Let's review the activities of the Apache community since last Friday: Support Apache –help keep Apache software for everyone. - Thank you to the hundreds of individual supporters who are helping offset the ASF's day-to-day expenses and keep Apache software accessible to everyone.... [Read more...]
Posted at 02:40PM Nov 23, 2018 by Sally in General
18 November 2018 - Apache OpenOffice, the leading Open Source office document productivity suite, announced today Apache OpenOffice 4.1.6, as usual available in 41 languages for Windows, macOS and Linux. Apache OpenOffice 4.1.6 is a maintenance release aimed at correcting some regressions and delivering the latest English dictionary. All users of... [Read more...]
Posted at 08:29PM Nov 18, 2018 by marcus in General
Mid-month already! Here's what happened with the Apache community over the past week: Support Apache –help offset the ASF's day-to-day operating expenses and keep Apache software for everyone. - Join Bloomberg, Google, Microsoft, and other organizations who have established workplace giving programs that benefit the ASF. Supporting... [Read more...]
Posted at 03:04PM Nov 16, 2018 by Sally in General
Happy Friday to all! Let's review what the Apache community has been up to this week: Success at Apache –a monthly blog series that focuses on the processes behind why the ASF "just works". - Success at Apache: Wearing Small Hats by Rich Bowen https://s.apache.org/TGuO ASF Board –management and oversight of... [Read more...]
Posted at 03:24PM Nov 09, 2018 by Sally in General