ASF Plus One Newsletter: July 2025

Published on July 22, 2025
By The ASF

Community Over Code Asia kicks off this week in Beijing, and we hope you’re able to attend whether in-person or virtually. Project highlights include first-time contributor spotlights, a new episode from the Plus One Podcast, and a call for help refreshing Apache.org. Plus, the ASF recognizes our sponsors and thanks Myrle Krantz for her service as she steps down from VP Infrastructure.

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Community

Community Over Code Asia kicks off this week on July 25. It’s not too late to register – whether you’re located near Beijing and can attend in person or you live too far away and want to join virtually, there are several registration pass options for attendees. You can even get streaming access to keynotes and session recordings for FREE! Don’t miss the action and register to attend in whatever form you can!

First-Time ASF Contributors Help Foster Long-Term Sustainability of Open Source Projects Through Code Writing

Plus One: The Voice of The ASF

Listen or watch the latest episode from Plus One: The Voice of the ASF podcast featuring Apache Shiro and Lenny Primak.

Project Updates

ICYMI: If you’re a writer, designer, or information architect, the ASF needs your help improving the content on some of our foundation-level Apache.org domains. This work includes clarifying and de-duplicating content and improving site visuals and navigation. Learn more about the ComDev Working Group or email dev@community.apache.org to contribute.

Foundation News

How Sponsors Help ASF Steward Open Source for the Public Good

The Apache Software Foundation Thanks Myrle Krantz for Her Service as VP Infrastructure

President’s Letter

Happy Community Over Code Asia week! Even if you aren’t in Beijing, virtual attendance is free, so I hope to “see” you there. Or if you’re reading this after it’s over because it’s July, and you’re getting in just a bit more summer fun, you’re not alone in slowing down this month! Definitely enjoy that now and check out the recordings later. (Those of you in the southern hemisphere, don’t worry–summer will be here before you know it!)

Last month I shared two exciting keynotes for Community Over Code coming up in Minneapolis in September, and this month I have two new pieces of information to share. First, although I know many of you were as excited as I was to hear from Roy Underhill, he will unfortunately no longer be able to join us due to personal circumstances.

But second, I can share that we will be welcoming Omar Mohsine, who leads the open source team in the United Nations Office of Information and Communication Technologies, to talk about the fantastic work of the UN OSPO. It’s been amazing to watch open source grow at the UN over the last couple of years, empowering the model that we know so well to serve global public needs, and I look forward to having Omar share it with all of you.

Sincerely,
Ruth Suehle