By: Roman Shaposhnik, VP, Legal Affairs, ASF Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year or so, chances are that you’ve heard a lot about how generative AI is rapidly evolving and is rapidly changing the software industry as we know it. And while it is fun to speculate about when exactly tools […]
By: Dirk-Willem van Gulik, VP, Public Affairs, ASF TLDR; Software, including open source, is becoming regulated the world over. This lengthy blog post explains the background to the Cyber Resilience Act in the European Union, what is good, its flaws and the likely negative impact on open source. And it also explains the arcane process […]
In an effort to better serve the ASF’s open source community and projects, we’ve implemented some updates to Apache.org, including simplified site navigation and updated content pages. Simplified Navigation Apache.org site navigation now has one menu (reduced from two menus previously), in an effort to reduce confusion and make exploration of the site seamless. Refreshed […]
Open source software (OSS) projects thrive on the diverse talents and skills of contributors from various backgrounds. Among essential OSS contributors are writers. From technical documentation to marketing, journalism, and advocacy, writers use their expertise to strengthen and sustain OSS projects and communities. As part of #FirstASFContribution, a campaign to highlight the first-time contributor experience […]
Call for Proposals and Travel Assistance applications are now being accepted for the Foundation’s flagship event Wilmington, DE, July 11, 2023 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 open source projects and initiatives, announced today the opening of registration for Community Over Code North America. Formerly […]
By: Gavin McDonald, Senior Systems Administrator & Project Management Committee Chair, TAC, ASF ASF’s Travel Assistance program is an amazing opportunity for anyone who wants to get more involved in the open source community via the ASF. Our Travel Assistance Committee (TAC) helps those who would like to attend ASF events but cannot do so […]
By: Gavin McDonald, Senior Systems Administrator & Project Management Committee Chair, TAC, ASF This year the ASF is hosting Community over Code events in Asia and North America. If you are interested in attending one of these events but face financial hardships that make attending difficult or impossible, we want to help! The ASF Travel […]
