Month: September 2019

The Apache News Round-up: week ending 27 September 2019

Farewell, September –we’re wrapping up the month with another great week. Here are the latest updates on the Apache community’s activities: Success at Apache – the monthly blog series that focuses on the people and processes behind why the ASF "just works". – "Why you’d want to become an Apache Committer" by Dmitriy Pavlov https://s.apache.org/iflt2  – […]

The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache® Rya® as a Top-Level Project

Scalable Open Source Big Data database processes queries in milliseconds; used in autonomous drones, federated situation-aware access control systems, and petabyte-scale graphs modeling, among many other applications. Wakefield, MA —24 September 2019— The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today Apache® Rya® […]

Success At Apache: “Mentor Your Mentor”

By Patricia Shanahan After retiring, I wanted to continue programming but without the pressure and constraints of a job, so I started contributing to Apache. Open software development the Apache way is a great retirement hobby, offering social contacts, intellectual challenge, continuous learning, and the pleasant feeling of making a contribution. I just got back […]

Success at Apache: Why you’d want to become an Apache Committer

by Dmitriy Pavlov All newbies in Open Source communities may sometimes think that they’ll never be able to become Committers. Many treat this role as a prestigious one, granted only for special feats, and after having written a ton of code. But not all things are so simple, and I hope my story will help […]

The Apache News Round-up: week ending 13 September 2019

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: 18 September 2019. Board calendar and minutes http://apache.org/foundation/board/calendar.html ApacheCon™ – the ASF’s official global conference series, bringing Tomorrow’s Technology Today since […]