Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache CloudStack 4.19 

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, […]


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Why Generative AI Guidance is Essential to Contributors of Open Source 

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 […]


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Update on EU Software Regulation: Lots of improvements & good news

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. […]


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Apache Logging Services Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Log4j 

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 […]


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ASF Project Spotlight: Apache APISIX 

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 […]


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The ASF Response to “Open Source Software Security: Areas of Long-Term Focus and Prioritization”

With the rapid growth of critical software infrastructure globally and the open source components therein, likewise there is rapid growth in vulnerabilities and malicious targeting of these systems through those vulnerabilities. Governing bodies around the world have taken notice, and we’ve seen an explosion in proposed regulation and legislation around these issues.  In 2021, following […]


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Give Back to the Apache Community with a Year-End Donation

Year after year, the ASF realizes its mission of providing software for the public good by making 320+ Open Source projects available to the public-at-large at 100% no cost. ASF projects are overseen by an all-volunteer community, comprising 8,400+ individuals, who contribute towards 2,500+ Apache repositories —that’s nearly 300,000,000 lines of code— and has been […]


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Strengthening Security for Apache Airflow

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 […]


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First-Time ASF Contributors Improve Technical Documentation for ASF Projects and Its Users 

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. In this #FirstASFContribution Campaign blog post, we highlight three ASF community members who have committed their time to improving technical documentation for the Apache APISIX, Apache Camel, and Apache […]


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Why the ASF Matters and Why We Need Your Support 

Stewarding 227M+ lines of code The Apache Software Foundation is the world’s largest Open Source foundation, established in 1999 with the mission of providing software for the public good. The ASF provides $30B+ worth of software to the public-at-large at 100% no cost. ASF software is integral to nearly every end-user computing device, from laptops […]


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The Apache Software Foundation Announces Gradle as a Platinum Targeted Sponsor 

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 […]


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Apache Software Foundation Announces Keynote Speakers for Community Over Code North America

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 […]


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Apache Software Foundation Releases Annual Report for 2023 Fiscal Year

All-volunteer organization streamlined processes and provided continuity for open source communities amidst post-pandemic volatility across technology sector  Wilmington, DE, September 20, 2023 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 320 active open source projects and initiatives, today released its annual report for the 2023 fiscal year (May […]


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The State of Diversity and Inclusion in the ASF Community: A Pulse Check

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] […]


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First-Time Contributors Enhance Code for ASF Projects

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, […]


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Apache Software Foundation Announces Schedule for Community Over Code North America

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 […]


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ASF Legal Committee Issues Generative AI Guidance to Contributors

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 […]


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Save Open Source: The Impending Tragedy of the Cyber Resilience Act

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 […]


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