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The foundation states that the [[Apache HTTP Server#Name|name 'Apache']] was chosen "from respect for the Native American [[Apache]] Nation, well known for their superior skills in warfare strategy and their inexhaustible endurance".
The foundation states that the [[Apache HTTP Server#Name|name 'Apache']] was chosen "from respect for the Native American [[Apache]] Nation, well known for their superior skills in warfare strategy and their inexhaustible endurance".

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==Projects==
==Projects==

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The Apache Software Foundation
FoundedMarch 25, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-03-25)
Founders
Type501(c)(3) organization
FocusOpen-source software
Location
MethodApache License
Websitewww.apache.org

The Apache Software Foundation /əˈpætʃi/ (ASF) is an American non-profit corporation (classified as a 501(c)(3) organization in the United States) to support Apache software projects, including the Apache HTTP Server. The ASF was formed from the Apache Group and incorporated on March 25, 1999.[1][2]

The Apache Software Foundation is a decentralized open source community of developers. The software they produce is distributed under the terms of the Apache License and is free and open-source software (FOSS). The Apache projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus-based development process and an open and pragmatic software license. Each project is managed by a self-selected team of technical experts who are active contributors to the project. The ASF is a meritocracy, implying that membership of the foundation is granted only to volunteers who have actively contributed to Apache projects. The ASF is considered a second generation[3] open-source organization, in that commercial support is provided without the risk of platform lock-in.

Among the ASF's objectives are: to provide legal protection[4] to volunteers working on Apache projects; to prevent the Apache brand name from being used by other organizations without permission.

The ASF also holds several ApacheCon conferences each year, highlighting Apache projects and related technology.[5]

According to ASF, products of Apache software foundation are subject to US export control[6], in contrast to Free software foundation, which clearly opposes "the application of US export control laws to free software".[7]

History

The history of the Apache Software Foundation is linked to the Apache HTTP Server, development beginning in February 1993. A group of eight developers started working on enhancing the NCSA HTTPd daemon. They came to be known as the Apache Group. On March 25, 1999, the Apache Software Foundation was formed.[1] The first official meeting of the Apache Software Foundation was held on April 13, 1999, and by general consent that the initial membership list of the Apache Software Foundation, would be: Brian Behlendorf, Ken Coar, Miguel Gonzales, Mark Cox, Lars Eilebrecht, Ralf S. Engelschall, Roy T. Fielding, Dean Gaudet, Ben Hyde, Jim Jagielski, Alexei Kosut, Martin Kraemer, Ben Laurie, Doug MacEachern, Aram Mirzadeh, Sameer Parekh, Cliff Skolnick, Marc Slemko, William (Bill) Stoddard, Paul Sutton, Randy Terbush and Dirk-Willem van Gulik.[8] After a series of additional meetings to elect board members and resolve other legal matters regarding incorporation, the effective incorporation date of the Apache Software Foundation was set to June 1, 1999.[2]

The foundation states that the name 'Apache' was chosen "from respect for the Native American Apache Nation, well known for their superior skills in warfare strategy and their inexhaustible endurance".


Projects

See also: List of Apache Software Foundation projects

Apache divides its software development activities into separate semi-autonomous areas called "top-level projects" (formally known as a "Project Management Committee" in the bylaws[9]), some of which have a number of sub-projects. Unlike some other organizations that host FOSS projects, before a project is hosted at Apache it has to be licensed to the ASF with a grant or contributor agreement.[10] In this way, the ASF gains the necessary intellectual property rights for the development and distribution of all its projects.[11]

Board of directors

The ASF board of directors has responsibility for overseeing the ASF's activities and acting as a central point of contact and communication for its projects. The board assigns corporate issues, assigning resources to projects, and manages corporate services, including funds and legal issues. It does not make technical decisions about individual projects; these are made by the individual Project Management Committees. The board is elected annually by members of the foundation.[12][13][14]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Fielding, Roy T. "Certificate of Incorporation of the Apache Software Foundation". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Jagielski, Jim. "The Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 01 June 1999". Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  3. ^ François Letellier, see 'Third Generation Open Source'
  4. ^ See the Volunteer Protection Act article.
  5. ^ "apachecon.com". apachecon.com. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  6. ^ "ASF Export Classification and Source Links". Apache Software Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "FAQ about GNU licenses". Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "The Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 13 April 1999". Retrieved May 26, 2009.
  9. ^ "Bylaws of The Apache Software Foundation". Apache Software Foundation. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Licenses". Apache Software Foundation. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ St. Amant, Kirk; Brian Still (2007). Handbook of research on open source software: technological, economic, and social perspectives. Idea Group Inc (IGI). pp. 217–219. ISBN 978-1-59140-999-1.
  12. ^ Weber, Steve (2004). The success of open source. Harvard University Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-674-01292-9.
  13. ^ "Board of Directors". Apache Software Foundation. 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  14. ^ "How the ASF works". Apache Software Foundation. 2010. Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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