Happy Friday (and Valentine's Day for those who celebrate) --let's review what the Apache community has been up to over the past week: ASF Board – management and oversight of the business affairs of the corporation in accordance with the Foundation's bylaws. - Next Board Meeting: 19 February 2020. Board calendar and minutes ... [Read more...]
Posted at 05:44AM Feb 14, 2020 by Swapnil M Mane in Newsletter
Welcome, February! We're wrapping up another great week with the following activities: ASF Security Report 2019 – the state of security across all Apache projects with key metrics, specific vulnerabilities, and the most common ways users of ASF projects were affected by security issues https://s.apache.org/tbyxg Success at Apache – the... [Read more...]
Posted at 05:20AM Feb 07, 2020 by Swapnil M Mane in Newsletter
We're pleased to introduce a new monthly overview of events that have taken place within the Apache community. Below is the wrap-up of our activities in January: New this month -- - Apache in 2019 - By The Digits https://s.apache.org/Apache2019Digits - Apache Software Foundation 2019 Security Report ... [Read more...]
Posted at 06:58PM Feb 05, 2020 by Sally in Newsletter
by Chris Thistlethwaite I became part of the Apache community as a member of the ASF Infrastructure team in 2016, and was elected an ASF Member in 2019. Browsing through the other "Success at Apache" posts made me reflect on the word "success". Years ago, I was asked in a job interview, "How do you define... [Read more...]
Posted at 04:03PM Feb 03, 2020 by Sally in SuccessAtApache
Synopsis: This report explores the state of security across all Apache Software Foundation projects for the calendar year 2019. We review key metrics, specific vulnerabilities, and the most common ways users of ASF projects were affected by security issues. Released: 31 January 2020 Author: Mark Cox, Vice President Security,... [Read more...]
Posted at 07:13AM Jan 31, 2020 by Sally in General
Farewell, January --we're wrapping up the month with another great week. Here are the latest updates on the Apache community's activities: ASF Board – management and oversight of the business affairs of the corporation in accordance with the Foundation's bylaws. - Next Board Meeting:... [Read more...]
Posted at 06:01AM Jan 31, 2020 by Swapnil M Mane in Newsletter
Happy Friday! We're wrapping up another great week with the following activities: ASF Board – management and oversight of the business affairs of the corporation in accordance with the Foundation's bylaws. - Next Board Meeting: 19 February 2020. Board calendar and minutes http://apache.org/foundation/board/calendar.html ApacheCon™... [Read more...]
Posted at 10:22AM Jan 24, 2020 by Swapnil M Mane in Newsletter
Greetings everyone --it's time to review the Apache community's activities from the past week: Watch the first teaser for "Trillions and Trillions Served", the documentary on The Apache Software Foundation, which resumed filming during ApacheCon 2019 https://s.apache.org/ASF-Trillions ASF Board – management and oversight of... [Read more...]
Posted at 12:23PM Jan 17, 2020 by Swapnil M Mane in Newsletter
Why Apache? "Trillions" is in post-production! We are proud to preview the first teaser from our filming with Wyona Pictures during ApacheCon North America and Europe 2019. Members of the greater Apache Community and friends of the ASF share their perspectives on "Why Apache?" and provide a peek... [Read more...]
Posted at 03:39AM Jan 16, 2020 by Sally in General
Happy Friday, everyone --let's review what the Apache community has been up to over the past week: Apache in 2019 - By The Digits https://s.apache.org/Apache2019Digits ASF Board – management and oversight of the business affairs of the corporation in accordance with the Foundation's bylaws. - Next Board Meeting: 15... [Read more...]
Posted at 09:12AM Jan 10, 2020 by Swapnil M Mane in Newsletter
The Infrastructure team (Infra) works behind the scenes to make it possible for Apache's galaxy of committers to do the cool stuff they do, and for the open-source world to get, use, and rely on applications Apache projects produce. Infra supports additions to code repositories, a constant stream of conversation among project committers and contributors,... [Read more...]
Posted at 06:54PM Jan 05, 2020 by andreww in General
Welcome, 2020! We hope that you have had a festive holiday season and are excited to kick off the new year. Here's what happened over the past week: Apache in 2019 - By The Digits https://s.apache.org/Apache2019Digits ASF Board – management and oversight of the business affairs of the corporation in accordance with the... [Read more...]
Posted at 05:43AM Jan 03, 2020 by Swapnil M Mane in Newsletter
What an accomplished year for The Apache Software Foundation: 2019 heralded 20 years of Open Source leadership "The Apache Way". Our rallying cry of "Community Over Code" informs everything we do, with billions worldwide benefiting from more than $20B worth of community-led software, provided 100% free-of-charge. Highlights include: ... [Read more...]
Posted at 12:19PM Jan 01, 2020 by Sally in Milestones
Here we are --the last Friday of the year-- we wish everyone happy holidays and a great finish to 2019. Thank you for your dedicated readership: below is our final weekly round-up; we'll be back in your inbox in 2020: Support Apache – help the ASF continue to... [Read more...]
Posted at 07:13AM Dec 27, 2019 by Sally in Newsletter
We're down to the final weeks of the year, and the Apache community continues to march forward. Here's what we've been up to: Support Apache – help the ASF continue to provide $20B+ worth of software for the public good –at 100% no cost. - Companies such as Bloomberg... [Read more...]
Posted at 09:43AM Dec 20, 2019 by Sally in Newsletter
FOUNDATION OPERATIONS SUMMARY Second Quarter, Fiscal Year 2020 (August - October 2019) "... a preeminent organization in the world of open source software... The ASF has always distinguished itself by maintaining a consistent mode of project governance and evolution, known as "The Apache... [Read more...]
Posted at 01:38AM Dec 15, 2019 by Sally in General
Happy Friday, everyone. We've had a productive week --let's review: Support Apache – help the ASF continue to provide $20B+ worth of software –at 100% no cost– for the public good. - As a US 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization, we do not pay for code development or contributions... [Read more...]
Posted at 12:28PM Dec 13, 2019 by Sally in Newsletter
Welcome December! --let's take a look back at what the collective Apache community has been working on over the past week: Support Apache – help the ASF continue to provide $20B+ worth of software –at 100% no cost– for the public good - Make a tax-deductible, year-end charitable... [Read more...]
Posted at 09:20AM Dec 06, 2019 by Swapnil M Mane in Newsletter
This week, we are excited to launch the 2020 ASF Community Survey, with which we will gather scientific data that allows us to understand our community better, both in its demographic composition, and also in collaboration styles and preferences. We want to find areas where we can continue to do great work and others where we need to provide more support so... [Read more...]
Posted at 07:42PM Dec 05, 2019 by Sally in General