The Apache Software Foundation Operations Summary: May – July 2017
FOUNDATION OPERATIONS SUMMARY First Quarter, Fiscal Year 2018 (May – July 2017) "We love The Apache Way and what Apache has done for us…"—ASF Platinum Sponsor > President’s Statement: Financially, we are on track to meet this year’s budget, even after accounting for accounts receivables that didn’t manage to close out on time in the last […]
The Apache News Round-up: week ending 25 August 2017
August has simply zipped by —it’s hard to believe that it’s the last Friday of the month! Per usual, there seems to be little or no rest with Apache community at-large: Support Apache –help ensure that Apache software projects continue to be freely available to users around the world. Every dollar counts. http://apache.org/foundation/contributing.html ASF Board –management […]
The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache® MADlib™ as a Top-Level Project
Big Data machine-learning library used for scalable in-database analytics Forest Hill, MD –22 August 2017– The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today that Apache® MADlib™ has graduated from the Apache Incubator to become a Top-Level Project (TLP), signifying that the […]
The Apache News Round-up: week ending 18 August 2017
Hello, Friday — let’s review what the Apache community has been up to over the past week: Support Apache –individual donations, corporate matching gifts, online shopping, and Sponsorship help sustain the ASF’s day-to-day operations. Every dollar counts. http://apache.org/foundation/contributing.html Success at Apache –a new blog series that focuses on the processes behind why the ASF "just works". – […]
The Apache Software Foundation Welcomes Phil Steitz as Chairman
At yesterday’s Board meeting, Phil Steitz was named Chairman of the ASF. Steitz, a 12-year ASF Member and former Vice Chairman, succeeds Brett Porter, who has served as ASF Chairman since June 2013. Porter will continue in his role as a member of the ASF Board of Directors. "I am super excited to have Phil […]
Success at Apache: Meritocracy.
By Kevin A. McGrail The Apache Software Foundation is not a democracy. It’s an elitist organization that does not support an innate right to vote. We aren’t capitalists because you can’t buy a seat on our board. We aren’t socialists since we place building working communities over software. Monarchy doesn’t fit because Kings and Pawns […]
The Apache News Round-up: week ending 11 August 2017
Another great week has zipped by — here’s what happened with the Apache community: Support Apache –whether through individual donations, corporate matching gifts, online shopping, or Sponsorship, your generous contributions provide critical support needed to run for the ASF. Every dollar counts. http://apache.org/foundation/contributing.html ASF Board –management and oversight of the business affairs of the corporation […]
The Apache News Round-up: week ending 4 August 2017
It’s Friday! Here’s what the Apache community has been up to over the past week: Support Apache –with more than 65 Million lines of code committed over the past year alone, Apache projects need your help to remain open, free, and accessible to all. Every dollar counts. http://apache.org/foundation/contributing.html ASF Board –management and oversight of the business […]
The Apache Software Foundation announces Apache® Polygene™ v3.0
Open Source Composite Oriented Programming platform and tools offer simple, easy-to-use enterprise-grade alternative to Java Persistence API Forest Hill, MD –1 August 2017– The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today the immediate availability of Apache® Polygene™ Java Edition v.3.0, the […]