This month’s Plus One celebrates the people and projects shaping the ASF community. We reflect on the role of mentorship through the Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit, share the latest for Community Over Code Glasgow 2026, and welcome Apache Livy and Apache Magpie as ASF’s newest Top-Level Projects. We also recognize new committers and PMC members, celebrate ASF project anniversaries, and look ahead to upcoming community events.
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Community News
The Google Summer of Code (GSoC) Mentor Summit is a gathering of contributors and mentors, but it also serves as a reminder of what sustains open source beyond code. The ASF’s GSoC admin Priya Sharma reflects on what the summit revealed about mentorship, community learning, and the long-term stewardship that keeps open source projects thriving. Read her blog here.
Andrew Lamb, Project Management Committee (PMC) Chair of the Apache DataFusion, discusses how DataFusion enables developers to build specialized analytical databases without reinventing SQL in a recent interview. The conversation covers the project’s evolution from Apache Arrow into a top-level ASF project, its growing contributor community, and the role of embeddable query engines in an AI-driven development landscape. Watch the full interview here.
The full Community Over Code schedule is now live for the October event in Glasgow, Scotland. The program features 168 sessions across 18 tracks, covering AI, cloud infrastructure, data engineering, open source governance, security, and more. Community Over Code brings together contributors, maintainers, and open source leaders across the ASF ecosystem, supporting collaboration, technical learning, and community building.
Early-bird registration is available until July 28, 2026 at USD $500. ASF committers can register at any time for USD $250 using a valid apache.org email address. Attendees may also access discounted room rates at the Hilton Glasgow, the official venue hotel.
In addition, the ASF Travel Assistance Committee (TAC) is accepting applications for both Community Over Code Glasgow 2026 and Community Over Code Beijing 2026, offering potential support for travel, accommodation, and registration costs for eligible contributors.
Project Updates
The ASF announced that Apache Livy has become a Top-Level Project (TLP). Apache Livy provides a REST interface for interacting with Apache Spark clusters, making it easier to submit jobs, manage Spark contexts, and build interactive applications.
The ASF has welcomed Apache Magpie as its newest Top-Level Project (TLP). Apache Magpie helps open source maintainers streamline repository management with agent-assisted support for security, contributor collaboration, and development workflows, while remaining vendor-neutral and community-driven.
In the past month, 19 projects elected a total of 24 committers and 15 projects elected a total of 35 PMC members. 21 of those are part of newly-established projects.
We’re also proud to celebrate 20 ASF Top-Level Project anniversaries:
1-5 Years
Apache Gravitino
Apache StormCrawler
Apache SeaTunnel
Apache AGE
15-20 Years
Apache OpenJPA
Apache POI
Apache TomEE
Apache Turbine
5-10 Years
Apache Hudi
Apache Iceberg
Apache Dubbo
Apache SystemDS
Apache TinkerPop
Apache Zeppelin
20-25 Years
Apache Tomcat
Apache Geronimo
10-15 Years
Apache Whimsy
Apache Phoenix
Apache ManifoldCF
Apache Libcloud
Events
Community Over Code Asia
August 7-9, 2026
Beijing, China
Lakehouse Day Glasgow
October 10, 2026
Glasgow, Scotland
Community Over Code Glasgow
October 11-14, 2026
Glasgow, Scotland
President’s Letter
The success of open source software is proof that distributed collaboration works without the humans ever being in the same room. We’ve shown it through decades of work across time zones (and languages and cultures!), but we still hold events like Community Over Code. Why?
The reality is that while we have accomplished so, so much without anyone ever getting on a plane, there’s also quite a bit that has been built and refined through in-person encounters. Talks and panels are important, of course, but the “hallway track,” those unscheduled moments of serendipity, are where the magic really happens. Maybe it’s a conversation you have waiting for the keynotes to begin, or the relationships you forged at your table during lightning talks, trivia games, or karaoke. Or maybe it’s a TAC recipient who learns about a project while volunteering and becomes a long-term contributor. All of these things provide real impact on the Foundation.
Those of us who have experienced the value of these connections learned during the canceled events of the pandemic just how important they are…and how difficult they are to truly recreate in virtual settings. I struggle with that, because I know there are many folks who simply can’t travel to events. If that’s you, and it’s a financial concern, please apply for TAC assistance. If it’s other reasons, the conference planners are always open to suggestions that help you attend.
Community Over Code Glasgow and Beijing are both approaching, and I hope you’ll have the opportunity to join us. While the schedules are being finalized, I know that some of the most important things that will happen will never be spelled out on an agenda.
Sincerely,
Ruth Suehle
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