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
The ASF launched 20 years ago with the oversight of a single project: the Apache HTTP Server, which became the world’s most popular Web server software. Today, the ASF is the world's largest Open Source foundation, developing, stewarding, and incubating more than 300 projects and initiatives. The collective efforts of 765 individual Members and... [Read more...]
Posted at 12:30AM Sep 29, 2019 by Sally in General
It is with a mix of sadness and appreciation that the ASF Board accepted the resignations of Board Member Jim Jagielski, Chairman Phil Steitz, and Executive Vice President Ross Gardler last month. As an ASF co-founder, Jim has held every officer position since the Foundation’s incorporation, with the exception of a one-year break in 2018. He... [Read more...]
Posted at 11:48PM Jun 24, 2019 by Sally in General
Call for Presentations outlining Apache projects that include geospatial data and processing closes 13 May. The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is pleased to announce that, after a successful geospatial track at last year's ApacheCon North America, OGC will once again lead a conference track concerning geospatial data and processing at... [Read more...]
Posted at 10:00AM Apr 10, 2019 by Sally in General
At The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Members' Meeting held this week, the following individuals were elected to the ASF Board of Directors: - Rich Bowen - Shane Curcuru - Jim Jagielski - Myrle Krantz - Daniel Ruggeri - Craig Russell - Roman Shaposhnik - Phil Steitz - Joan Touzet The ASF... [Read more...]
Posted at 05:58PM Mar 28, 2019 by Sally in General
with Robert van der Meulen, Global Product Strategy Lead at Leaseweb Robert is Global Product Strategy Lead at Leaseweb. Fascinated by technology, Robert studied computer sciences, and after his studies, he delved into the then relatively young and rapidly developing internet technology. He soon understood that the internet would be at the... [Read more...]
Posted at 02:04PM Mar 18, 2019 by Sally in SuccessAtApache
EDITOR'S NOTE: "Success at Apache" reflects diverse, personal experiences from our community members, with particular focus on the people and processes behind why the ASF "just works". The post below is the result of a discussion with the author that originated in early September 2018 and remained unpublished as its tone deviates... [Read more...]
Posted at 03:18PM Feb 05, 2019 by Sally in SuccessAtApache
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) today welcomed Amazon Web Services (AWS), the latest company to sponsor the ASF at the Platinum level . "We are pleased to have AWS as a Platinum Sponsor," said ASF Chairman Phil Steitz. "In addition to helping support the ASF’s day-to-day operations through a Platinum sponsorship, AWS has been a... [Read more...]
Posted at 05:00PM Jan 28, 2019 by Sally in General