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Historically, The Apache Software Foundation has relied on volunteer effort to manage its administrative tasks. However, as the ASF has grown, the workload required, as well as our reliance on individual volunteers, has increased. The Foundation is now seeking an executive assistant to lighten the burden on individual volunteers, as well as to provide consistent […]
Open Source Users, Developers, and Members of the Global Apache Community Gather to Share Insight on "Servers, The Cloud, and Innovation" The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) and Stone Circle Productions today announced the opening of registration for ApacheCon North America, taking place 1-5 November 2010 at the Westin Peachtree in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme of […]
Congratulations to Greg Stein, ASF Director and Vice President of Apache Subversion, for being awarded an O’Reilly Open Source Award in recognition of his contributions to the Open Source and leadership in the Apache, Subversion, and Python communities.
Redesigned, Stable Version of Pioneering XSL Formatting Objects Processor Rounds Out Apache XML Software StackFOREST HILL, MD – 21 July, 2010 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) -–the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of nearly 150 Open Source projects and initiatives-– today announced the Version 1.0 release of Apache FOP, the Open Source XSL Formatting […]
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is pleased to announce that Shane Curcuru, Doug Cutting, Bertrand Delacretaz, Roy T. Fielding, Jim Jagielski, Sam Ruby, Noirin Shirley, Greg Stein, and Henri Yandell have been elected to serve on the ASF Board of Directors. For more information on the ASF structure, visit http://apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#structure # # #
The all-volunteer Apache Software Foundation (ASF) develops, stewards, and incubates nearly 150 Open Source projects and initiatives, many of which power mission-critical applications in financial services, aerospace, publishing, government, healthcare, research, infrastructure, and more. Did you know that 50% of the Top 10 downloaded Open Source products are Apache projects? Did you know that most […]
Who The Apache Software Foundation (ASF): all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of nearly 150 Open Source projects and initiatives.What Version 3.0 release of Apache Cayenne, the easy-to-use, Open Source Java framework for object relational mapping (ORM), persistence, and caching.When In development for nearly 10 years, and an ASF Top-Level Project since 2006, […]
by Apache Cayenne Vice President Andrus Adamchik As some of you may have noticed already, a major new release 3.0 of Apache Cayenne has been posted not so long ago. I am using this occasion to reflect on the state of Cayenne, mention the release highlights and outline our future direction. State of Apache Cayenne […]
Newest version of leading Open Source Java Web server now available, with full support for latest versions of Java Servlet, JSP, and EL specifications FOREST HILL, MD – 29 June, 2010 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) –the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of 143 Open Source projects and initiatives– today announced the Version 7.0 […]
Record Number of Projects Launched via Apache Incubator and Current Initiatives FOREST HILL, MD – 4 May, 2010 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) –-the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of 143 Open Source projects and initiatives– today announced the creation of six new Top-Level Projects (TLPs), setting an all-time record of the most new […]
KINDLY NOTE: THE CORRECT ADDRESS TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL IS cfp AT apachecon DOT com ApacheCon North America 2010 1-5 November 2010 — Westin Peachtree in Atlanta Technical Tracks: Call For Participation All submissions must be received by Friday, 28 May 2010 at midnight Pacific Time. The official conference, trainings, and expo of The Apache […]
Newest version of leading Open Source, NoSQL distributed database management system now available. FOREST HILL, MD – 13 April, 2010 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) –developers, stewards, and incubators of 138 Open Source projects– today announced Apache Cassandra version 0.6, the Project’s latest release first since its graduation from the ASF Incubator in February […]
Today, the Apache Software Foundation announced it has agreed to sell all IP and assets of the foundation to Oracle. The agreement is a $1.5 billion all cash deal. The ASF board agreed to the terms after vigorous discussions last evening. "We never considered the possibility of selling the ASF," said Jim Jagielski, Chairman of […]
ApacheCon North America 2010 Business/Community Track Call For Participation All submissions must be received by Friday, 30 April 2010 at midnight Pacific Time. The official conference, trainings, and expo of The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) will return to Atlanta this November, with dozens of sessions on Servers, Cloud Computing, Search, NoSQL, Incubating projects, innovations, emerging […]
ASF Flagship Project is World’s Most Popular Web Server, Powering More than 112 Million Websites FOREST HILL, MD, 23 February, 2010 — The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) — developers, stewards, and incubators of 138 Open Source projects — today announced the 15th anniversary of the Apache HTTP Web Server.The ASF’s first project became the world’s most […]
Leading Open Source Email Filtering Package Offers First Major Code Release Since 2007 FOREST HILL, MD – 26 January, 2010 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) today announced the release of Apache SpamAssassin 3.3.0, the first major code release from the Apache SpamAssassin Project since May 2007. Apache SpamAssassin v3.3.0 marks the Project’s 4th major […]
Version 1.4 of platform for building rich Internet applications in Java now available. FOREST HILL, MD – 19 January, 2010 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) today announced the graduation of Apache Pivot as a Top-Level Project (TLP), signifying that the Project’s community and products have been well-governed under the ASF’s meritocratic process and principles. […]
posted by ASF Chairman Jim Jagielski:The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is excited to welcome Facebook as the newest addition to our roster of sponsors. Sponsoring the ASF helps us grow existing projects, incubate new initiatives, promote community development, host user events, expand our outreach, and provide the infrastructure that keeps the Foundation running on a day-to-day […]
The following notice has been sent by Daryl C.W. O’Shea, VP of Apache SpamAssassin — I’ve posted the following note on the Apache SpamAssassin website [1] about an issue with a rule that may cause wanted email to be classified as spam by SpamAssassin. If you’re running SpamAssassin 3.2.x you are encouraged to update you rules (updates were released on […]
A number of websites have "apache" in their domain name, and sometimes pretend to be official sources of information about projects of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). How do you find out if it’s the case? The rule is very simple: if a website is not hosted on an apache.org domain, it’s not a website […]