The ASF Response to “Open Source Software Security: Areas of Long-Term Focus and Prioritization”
With the rapid growth of critical software infrastructure globally and the open source components therein, likewise there is rapid growth in vulnerabilities and malicious targeting of these systems through those vulnerabilities. Governing bodies around the world have taken notice, and we’ve seen an explosion in proposed regulation and legislation around these issues. In 2021, following […]
Give Back to the Apache Community with a Year-End Donation
Year after year, the ASF realizes its mission of providing software for the public good by making 320+ Open Source projects available to the public-at-large at 100% no cost. ASF projects are overseen by an all-volunteer community, comprising 8,400+ individuals, who contribute towards 2,500+ Apache repositories —that’s nearly 300,000,000 lines of code— and has been […]
Strengthening Security for Apache Airflow
Written by Jarek Potiuk and Pierre Jeambrun The Sovereign Tech Fund supports the development, improvement, and maintenance of open digital infrastructure. Its goal is to sustainably strengthen the open source ecosystem, focusing on security, resilience, technological diversity, and the people behind the code. The Sovereign Tech Fund Contribute Back Challenges sparked a compelling idea for […]
First-Time ASF Contributors Improve Technical Documentation for ASF Projects and Its Users
To showcase the journeys of first-time contributors, we reached out to individuals from Apache Software Foundation (ASF) projects to learn about their initial tasks and contributions. In this #FirstASFContribution Campaign blog post, we highlight three ASF community members who have committed their time to improving technical documentation for the Apache APISIX, Apache Camel, and Apache […]