The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) held its Annual Members’ Meeting today. The following individuals were elected to the ASF Board of Directors: The ASF thanks Bertrand Delacretaz and Sharan Foga for their service, and welcomes our new and returning directors. An overview of the ASF’s governance, along with the complete list of ASF Board of […]
Latest release of the cloud management platform provides open source alternative for cloud service providers Wilmington, DE, February 8, 2024 — The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 320 open-source projects and initiatives, today announced Apache CloudStack® v4.19, the latest release of the open-source cloud computing software for creating, […]
Roman Shaposhnik, VP of Legal Affairs at the ASF Generative AI is rapidly evolving and changing the software industry as we know it, and the open source community must adapt accordingly. Generative AI has the potential to automate significant portions of code creation which could lead to faster development cycles, increased productivity, and reduced human […]
Dirk-Willem van Gulik, VP Public Affairs, Apache Software Foundation Over the last two years, The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) and many other open source organizations raised concerns around upcoming software regulation in general, and the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)/Product Liability Directive (PLD) in particular. Both acts will have an enormous impact on our Software industry. […]
By: Teyza Ponce Have you already submitted your proposal for Community Over Code Europe? The deadline is very close (Friday, January 12)… Don’t miss the opportunity to merge with the ASF EUniverse! We welcome submissions on any topic related to the Apache Software Foundation, Apache projects, or the communities around those projects in the following […]
The Apache Logging Services project is celebrating 20 years since the inception of Log4j, a Java-based logging utility that enables flexible and configurable logging of messages in software applications. Log4j emerged in 2003 as a solution to the limitations of existing logging mechanisms. Its primary goal is to provide developers with a reliable and efficient […]
Can you tell us a bit about the project such as when it was started and why? Apache APISIX is a dynamic, real-time, and high-performance API gateway. The project started in 2019 to help enterprises solve new problems in cloud-native and microservices environments. The goal was to provide a robust solution that could efficiently handle the […]
Written by Jarek Potiuk and Pierre Jeambrun The Sovereign Tech Fund supports the development, improvement, and maintenance of open digital infrastructure. Its goal is to sustainably strengthen the open source ecosystem, focusing on security, resilience, technological diversity, and the people behind the code. The Sovereign Tech Fund Contribute Back Challenges sparked a compelling idea for […]
Donation of Develocity (formerly Gradle Enterprise) as a shared infrastructure service helps support ASF projects and developers Wilmington, DE, September 28, 2023 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 320 active open source projects and initiatives, today announced Gradle Inc. as a Platinum Targeted Sponsor. A recent […]
Flagship event for ASF covers breadth of topics impacting the open source community including big data, fintech, geospatial, IoT and search Wilmington, DE, September 21, 2023 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 320 open source projects and initiatives, today announced the keynotes for Community Over Code […]
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] […]
Flagship event of the ASF aims to unite open source contributors to discuss key topics impacting open source and help spur future innovations across ASF projects Wilmington, DE, August 7, 2023 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 open source projects and initiatives, today announced the […]
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 […]
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 […]
The distributed key-value NoSQL database has graduated to Top-Level Project Wilmington, DE – June 28, 2023 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 open source projects and initiatives, announced today Kvrocks has graduated from incubation and is now a Top-Level Project (TLP). Kvrocks is a distributed […]
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 […]
The next-generation high-performance, distributed, massive data integration tool has graduated to Top-Level Project Wilmington, DE – May 31, 2023 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 open source projects and initiatives, announced today that SeaTunnel has graduated from incubation and is now a Top-Level Project (TLP). […]
