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  The initial goals of the !NetBeans contribution under the Apache umbrella=
 are to establish a new home for an already fully functioning project and t=
o open up the governance model so as to simplify and streamline contributio=
ns from the community.
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  =3D=3D Current Status =3D=3D
- Meritocracy: !NetBeans has been run by Oracle, with the majority of code =
contributions coming from Oracle. The specific reason for moving to Apache =
is to expand the diversity of contributors and to increase the level of mer=
itocracy in !NetBeans. Apache !NetBeans will be actively seeking new contri=
butors and will welcome them warmly and provide a friendly and productive e=
nvironment for purposes of providing a development environment, tooling env=
ironment, and application framework.
+ __Meritocracy__: !NetBeans has been run by Oracle, with the majority of c=
ode contributions coming from Oracle. The specific reason for moving to Apa=
che is to expand the diversity of contributors and to increase the level of=
 meritocracy in !NetBeans. Apache !NetBeans will be actively seeking new co=
ntributors and will welcome them warmly and provide a friendly and producti=
ve environment for purposes of providing a development environment, tooling=
 environment, and application framework.
  =

- Community: !NetBeans has approximately 1.5 million active users around th=
e world, in extremely diverse structures and organizations. !NetBeans is us=
ed by teachers and instructors at schools and universities to teach Java an=
d other languages. It is used by students as an educational tool. It is use=
d by large organizations who base their software on the application framewo=
rk beneath !NetBeans. It is used by web developers for creating web sites a=
nd by developers using a range of tools, languages, and technologies to be =
productive and efficient software developers.
+ __Community__: !NetBeans has approximately 1.5 million active users aroun=
d the world, in extremely diverse structures and organizations. !NetBeans i=
s used by teachers and instructors at schools and universities to teach Jav=
a and other languages. It is used by students as an educational tool. It is=
 used by large organizations who base their software on the application fra=
mework beneath !NetBeans. It is used by web developers for creating web sit=
es and by developers using a range of tools, languages, and technologies to=
 be productive and efficient software developers.
  =

- Core Developers: The core developers will come from a range of organizati=
ons, including Oracle, which will continue its investment in !NetBeans.
+ __Core Developers__: The core developers will come from a range of organi=
zations, including Oracle, which will continue its investment in !NetBeans.
  =

- Alignment: The application framework is the basis of a range of mission c=
ritical scientific software at large organizations in defense, aerospace, l=
ogistics, and research, such as at Boeing, Airbus, NASA, and NATO.
+ __Alignment__: The application framework is the basis of a range of missi=
on critical scientific software at large organizations in defense, aerospac=
e, logistics, and research, such as at Boeing, Airbus Defense and Space, NA=
SA, and NATO.
  =

  =3D=3D Known Risks =3D=3D
- Orphaned Products: The community proposing !NetBeans for incubation is st=
rong and vibrant. The size and diversity of the community is a guarantee ag=
ainst the project being orphaned.
+ __Orphaned Products__: The community proposing !NetBeans for incubation i=
s strong and vibrant. The size and diversity of the community is a guarante=
e against the project being orphaned.
  =

- Inexperience with Open Source: !NetBeans has been free and open source si=
nce the early days of its sponsorship by Sun Microsystems. Though some in t=
he !NetBeans community may have worked on Apache projects, the majority who=
 haven't are well versed in the principles of open source.
+ __Inexperience with Open Source__: !NetBeans has been free and open sourc=
e since the early days of its sponsorship by Sun Microsystems. Though some =
in the !NetBeans community may have worked on Apache projects, the majority=
 who haven't are well versed in the principles of open source.
  =

- Homogenous Developers: Individual contributors from Oracle and other init=
ial committer organizations will contribute code to !NetBeans in Apache, wh=
ile at the same time individuals from other organizations will actively be =
sought to be added to the project. The aim of the move to Apache is precise=
ly to open up the governance model, hence the desire to build up an extreme=
ly heterogeneous developer base is strong. For example, several organizatio=
ns are very heavily invested in the !NetBeans application framework, having=
 based their software suites on top of it, hence there will be a significan=
t interest to make available individual contributors from these organizatio=
ns, which tend to be large and well established in the software industry. A=
lso, including and beyond these organizations, the !NetBeans community arou=
nd the world is extremely diverse and heterogenous in relation to geography=
 and backgrounds of developers.
+ __Homogenous Developers__: Individual contributors from Oracle and other =
initial committer organizations will contribute code to !NetBeans in Apache=
, while at the same time individuals from other organizations will actively=
 be sought to be added to the project. The aim of the move to Apache is pre=
cisely to open up the governance model, hence the desire to build up an ext=
remely heterogeneous developer base is strong. For example, several organiz=
ations are very heavily invested in the !NetBeans application framework, ha=
ving based their software suites on top of it, hence there will be a signif=
icant interest to make available individual contributors from these organiz=
ations, which tend to be large and well established in the software industr=
y. Also, including and beyond these organizations, the !NetBeans community =
around the world is extremely diverse and heterogenous in relation to geogr=
aphy and backgrounds of developers.
  =

- Reliance on Salaried Developers: Most of the contributors are anticipated=
 to be paid to work on projects in the Java ecosystem. Others will come fro=
m organizations where they are paid to work with other languages and techno=
logies, such as !JavaScript, PHP, and C/C++. However, since Java skills are=
 needed to develop most parts of !NetBeans, it is unlikely that the develop=
ers will go very far outside the Java ecosystem.
+ __Reliance on Salaried Developers__: Most of the contributors are anticip=
ated to be paid to work on projects in the Java ecosystem. Others will come=
 from organizations where they are paid to work with other languages and te=
chnologies, such as !JavaScript, PHP, and C/C++. However, since Java skills=
 are needed to develop most parts of !NetBeans, it is unlikely that the dev=
elopers will go very far outside the Java ecosystem.
  =

- Relationships with Other Apache Products: Many Apache projects have been =
supported by tooling in !NetBeans over the years, such as Apache Ant and Ap=
ache Maven. A number of Apache projects are used by !NetBeans, such as Apac=
he Commons and friends.
+ __Relationships with Other Apache Products__: Many Apache projects have b=
een supported by tooling in !NetBeans over the years, such as Apache Ant an=
d Apache Maven. A number of Apache projects are used by !NetBeans, such as =
Apache Commons and friends.
  =

- An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand: !NetBeans has a strong br=
and of its own. Though the stability of the Apache ecosystem is attractive,=
 the reason for this proposal is simply to be part of the neutral developme=
nt sharing ecosystem that Apache makes available.
+ __An Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand__: !NetBeans has a stron=
g brand of its own. Though the stability of the Apache ecosystem is attract=
ive, the reason for this proposal is simply to be part of the neutral devel=
opment sharing ecosystem that Apache makes available.
  =

  =3D=3D Documentation =3D=3D
  See https://netbeans.org/kb/index.html for an extensive portal to all the=
 documentation.

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