The Apache Software Foundation Blog
By: Zixuan Feng, Mariam Guizani, Anita Sarma (Oregon State University) “Our mission is to build equity in our community by developing tools and frameworks to foster inclusion and increase diversity in all phases of Apache projects. We are guided by the values of respect, empathy, openness, patience, candor & dependability.” — [Apache Diversity and Inclusion] […]
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. Code contributions emerged as the most common starting point, with 92 percent of respondents indicating that code was their first-ever contribution. In this post, part of our #FirstASFContribution Campaign, […]
Earlier this year, we launched our First ASF Contributions Campaign to highlight the first-time contributor experience at the Apache Software Foundation. The people and stories in our #firstASFcontribution campaign exemplify our “community over code” ethos – our belief that open source community is ultimately more vital than open source code. In this blog post, we’ll […]
We recently announced our #FirstASFContribution Campaign to showcase how diversity fuels our community. Our members’ diverse backgrounds, identities, experiences, input, and skills spark creativity and innovation. Whether you contribute code or service, your unique contributions make us who we are at the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Our First ASF Contributions Campaign celebrates those who embody […]
We are proud to participate in Google Summer of Code as a mentor organization again this year. #GSoC is a global, online program focused on bringing new contributors into open source software development. This summer, ASF community members and committers have the opportunity to mentor GSoC contributors as they work on a 12+ week programming […]
Apache Software Foundation (ASF) projects are driven by the enthusiasm and expertise of a global community collaborating on hundreds of projects. Across the ASF, thousands of people make contributions to projects every month. We want to tell the story of how some of those contributors got started. Today, The ASF is introducing the #FirstASFContribution campaign […]
This week, we are excited to launch the 2022 ASF Community Survey, which will gather scientific data that allows us to understand our community better, both in its demographic composition and collaboration styles and preferences. We want to find areas where we can continue to do great work and others where we need to provide […]
This week, we are excited to launch the 2020 ASF Community Survey, with which we will gather scientific data that allows us to understand our community better, both in its demographic composition, and also in collaboration styles and preferences. We want to find areas where we can continue to do great work and others where […]
Hundreds of students mentored in "The Apache Way" of community-driven development since the program’s inception in 2005. Forest Hill, MD –17 March 2015– The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today that it has been accepted as a Google Summer of […]
Hundreds of students mentored in "The Apache Way" of Open Source community leadership Forest Hill, MD –9 April 2013– The Apache Software Foundation (ASF)’s Community Development (ComDev) project today announced its acceptance into the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) as a mentoring organization for the eighth consecutive year. The ComDev team helps newcomers learn about […]
Watch the interviews with ASF Members Rich Bowen, Jean-Frederic Clere, Doug Cutting, Paul Fremantle, and Ross Gardler, on their experiences with Apache. Select clips from a series of interviews with ASF Members as well as Apache users and developers will be posted online through ApacheCon US, taking place 2-6 November 2009 in Oakland, California. Join […]
The Apache Software Foundation has become a worldwide force in the software industry because of the diverse programs, applications,and tools built on its projects such as the HTTP Server, Tomcat, Hadoop, Lucene and many others. This year, we’re celebrating 10 years of the ASF! While the Foundation and committers have kept the innovation coming, it’s […]