From announce-return-4480-archive-asf-public=cust-asf.ponee.io@apache.org Mon Mar 26 14:17:10 2018 Return-Path: X-Original-To: archive-asf-public@cust-asf.ponee.io Delivered-To: archive-asf-public@cust-asf.ponee.io Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by mx-eu-01.ponee.io (Postfix) with SMTP id C3049180649 for ; Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:17:09 +0200 (CEST) Received: (qmail 12436 invoked by uid 500); 26 Mar 2018 12:17:05 -0000 Mailing-List: contact announce-help@apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list announce@apache.org Delivered-To: moderator for announce@apache.org Received: (qmail 61705 invoked by uid 99); 26 Mar 2018 10:00:42 -0000 X-ME-Sender: Message-Id: <1522058439.1635573.1316035768.534A9542@webmail.messagingengine.com> From: Sally Khudairi To: Apache Announce List MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" X-Mailer: MessagingEngine.com Webmail Interface - ajax-5ce6c4ba Subject: =?utf-8?Q?The=20Apache=C2=AE=20Softwa?= =?utf-8?Q?re=20Foundation=20Cele?= =?utf-8?Q?brates=2019=20Years=20of?= =?utf-8?Q?=20Open=20Source=20Leade?= =?utf-8?Q?rship=20=22The=20Apache=20?= =?utf-8?Q?Way=22?= Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 06:00:39 -0400 [this announcement is available online at https://s.apache.org/gK4Q ] World's largest Open Source foundation's all-volunteer community makes a di= fference in the lives of billions of users. [watch "Apache at 19" promo at https://youtu.be/Fqk_rlKiVIs ] Wakefield, MA =E2=80=9426 March 2018=E2=80=94 The Apache Software Foundatio= n (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more tha= n 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today its 19th Annive= rsary, and its meritocratic, community-driven process known as "The Apache = Way" as the key to its success. The world's largest Open Source foundation is home to dozens of freely-avai= lable (no cost), enterprise-grade Apache projects that serve as the backbon= e for some of the most visible and widely used applications in Artificial I= ntelligence and Deep Learning, Big Data, Build Management, Cloud Computing,= Content Management, DevOps, IoT and Edge Computing, Mobile, Servers, and W= eb Frameworks, among many other categories. Examples of the breadth of appl= ications that are "Powered by Apache" include: - 80M+ Websites that use the Apache HTTP Server; - the 2.6-terabyte, Pulitzer Prize-winning Panama Papers investigation; - system-wide information management at the US Federal Aviation Administra= tion;=20 - 500+B daily event capture each day at Netflix; - mobile application development unification across Android/Blackberry/iOS= /Ubuntu/Windows/Windows Phone/OS X platforms;=20 - request processing at Facebook=E2=80=99s 300-petabyte data warehouse; - powering clouds for Apple, Disney, Huawei, Tata, and countless others; a= nd=20 - accessing content across multi-mission, multi-instrument science data sy= stems at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "As we celebrate 19 years of Open Source collaboration, we have a lot to be= thankful for at the ASF," said ASF Chairman Phil Steitz. "First, the many = volunteers who contribute to our projects. Some have been contributing con= tinuously since inception and many more join us every year. We now have 6,6= 18 committers, with 504 added just in the last year. Second, we are fortuna= te to have the constant inflow of new people and communities keeping the A= SF on the cutting edge of new technologies. Finally, we receive generous su= pport from 48 corporate sponsors and thousands of individual donors. As we = approach the end of our 'teenage' years, the ASF stands as a vibrant, healt= hy, leading organization committed to our mission of providing software for= the public good by supporting collaborative, open development communities." Highlights of the Apache community's successes over the past 12 months incl= ude: - continued guardianship of 190M+ lines of code in the Apache repositories; - 9M+ source code downloads from Apache mirrors (excl. convenience binarie= s); - 3,255 Committers changed 71,186,324 lines of code over 225,500 commits; - 194 Top-Level Project committees managing 319 projects; - 20 new Top-Level Projects graduated from the Apache Incubator; - 54 podlings currently undergoing development in the Apache Incubator; - 21,893 authors sent 1,771,557 emails on 662,661 topics across 1,131 mail= ing lists; - Web requests received from every Internet-connected country on the plane= t; and - 35M page views per week across apache.org. "The Apache Software Foundation=E2=80=99s extraordinary contribution to the= economic refactoring of software stacks seems to be gaining more momentum = with every passing year," wrote Merv Adrian, Analyst and Research Vice Pres= ident at Gartner. "...the role of the ASF remains so important: by providin= g a vehicle for developers to work =E2=80=98in the open,=E2=80=99 while kee= ping the playing field level in many respects, the ASF has enabled the rapi= d development and pervasive spread of key layers that everyone benefits fro= m." At the heart of the ASF is its people: Apache software development and proj= ect leadership is executed entirely by volunteers. The ASF Board and office= rs are all volunteers. The dedication of 706 individual ASF Members and tho= usands of committed volunteers helps make a difference to the lives of bill= ions by ensuring that Apache software remains accessible to all, and always= 100% free of charge. Their allegiance is testament to the slogan of "Commu= nity Over Code" often paired with The Apache Way that ensures the ASF deliv= ers on its mission of providing Open Source software for the public good. As a United States private, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organizatio= n, the ASF relies on charitable donations to advance the future of open dev= elopment, and is sustained by through tax-deductible contributions from gen= erous corporations, foundations, and individuals. Their contributions help = offset day-to-day operating expenses that include bandwidth, connectivity, = servers, hardware, legal counsel, accounting services, trademark protection= , public relations, marketing, and related support staff.=20 ASF Sponsors include: PLATINUM =E2=80=93Cloudera, Comcast, Facebook, Google= , LeaseWeb, Microsoft, Oath, Pineapple Fund; GOLD =E2=80=93ARM, Bloomberg, = Hortonworks, Huawei, IBM, ODPi, Pivotal; SILVER =E2=80=93Aetna, Alibaba Clo= ud Computing, Budget Direct, Capital One, Cash Store, Cerner, Inspur, iSIGM= A, Private Internet Access, Red Hat, Serenata Flowers, Target, Union Invest= ment, and Wandisco; BRONZE =E2=80=937 Binary Options, Airport Rentals, The = Blog Starter, Bookmakers, Casino2k, Compare Forex Brokers, HostChecka.com, = HostingAdvice.com, HostPapa Web Hosting, The Linux Foundation, Mobile Slots= , SCAMS.info, Spotify, Talend, Travel Ticker Hotels, Twitter, Web Hosting S= ecret Revealed, Wise Buyer. In addition, the ASF recently announced its new Targeted Sponsors, who prov= ide the Foundation with contributions for specific activities or programs, = such as donating cloud services, funding a project hackathon, providing leg= al services, offering a member benefit, underwriting expenses for ApacheCon= , or something entirely new. It=E2=80=99s the Apache way of recognizing the= sponsors that we rely on every day outside of and often in addition to fun= ding our general operations. ASF Targeted Sponsors include: PLATINUM =E2=80= =93Microsoft, Oath, OSU Open Source Labs, Sonatype; GOLD =E2=80=93Atlassian= , The CrytpoFund, Datadog, PhoenixNAP; SILVER =E2=80=93Amazon Web Services,= HotWax Systems, Quenda, Rackspace; BRONZE =E2=80=93Assembla, Bintray, Educ= ation Networks of America, Google, Hopsie, No-IP, PagerDuty, Sonic.net, SUR= Fnet, Virtru. "For Airport Rentals, the Apache Way is a way of life. The pillars of colla= borative decision making and granting everyone an equal voice are integral = to the ethos of the company. Giving everyone a chance to share ideas, craft= plans and pioneer initiatives has allowed Airport Rentals to remain agile = and creative in a field which demands constant improvement. Without these c= ornerstones, the company would not be in the position it is today."=20 =E2=80=93Thomas Schmider, SEO Marketing Executive at Airport Rentals=20 "Auto & General is proud to have now supported the Apache foundation for ma= ny years. We're big believers in Open Source software, and the work Apache = does, and thank all involved for their tireless work over the last 19 years= ." =E2=80=93Paul Malt, Chief Information Officer at Auto & General "The Apache Way gives every developer the opportunity to provide leadership= through their contributions to the community. We're proud that the Apache = community has recognized the contributions of our developers and asked them= to become committers and PMC members." =E2=80=93Kevin Fleming, Head of Open Source Community Engagement at Bloomb= erg "My computer science experience started with Apache HTTP Server a long time= ago, just for fun. Then I become System Administrator and now Chief Inform= ation Officer. ASF knowledge guided for more than 10 years and is one of th= e reasons of my personal success. Keep Going!" =E2=80=93Claudio Gianolla, CIO at Casino2k.com "The Apache Software Foundation is moving open source forward on many front= s. We especially value its focus on building sustainable communities that = ensure the continuing innovation and development of important projects." =E2=80=93Jan van Doorn, Fellow at Comcast, and Apache Traffic Control (inc= ubating) committer "Congratulations to the Apache Software Foundation on their 19 year anniver= sary of helping to make critical open source projects possible. Today, most= companies are using software from Apache projects. The Internet (and Lease= web's global cloud platforms) would not be possible without them. Thank you= for your amazing work!" =E2=80=93Robert van der Meulen, Product Strategy Lead at Leaseweb "Many of our customers rely upon ASF for projects on Microsoft Azure. The A= pache Way helps ensure that our engineers can work with them, our partners = and the ecosystem at large efficiently and at scale." =E2=80=93John Gossman, Lead Architect at Microsoft "Teams at Oath actively contribute to Apache projects, such as Traffic Serv= er, Hadoop, and Storm, and are helping incubate new projects like Druid, Om= id, and Pulsar. We're proud to be part of some of the world's most importan= t open source projects. Inspired by the Apache Way, we know that all code g= ets better when we work together to solve challenging engineering problems." =E2=80=93Gil Yehuda, Senior Director of Open Source at Oath "We celebrate the Apache Software Foundation and its community development = for nearly two decades. ODPi has always strived to build upon the innovativ= e work of the ASF to help create a thriving and expanding Big Data ecosyste= m built around the success of Apache Hadoop, Apache Bigtop, Apache Atlas an= d many others. We believe our focus on the downstream Hadoop ecosystem carr= ies on the work of the ASF and helps oxygenate the big data market and stim= ulate growth." =E2=80=93John Mertic, program director at ODPi "Our goal is to build the most open cloud and advanced data management tool= s for all businesses. We see active participation within open source commun= ities as essential to this mission. We have been working with the Apache So= ftware Foundation since Pivotal's founding in 2013. The Apache Software Fo= undation's philosophy, particularly the culture of a 'do-ocracy' resonates = strongly for us. We look forward to our continued work together to drive th= e development of open source cloud and data solutions for enterprises." =E2=80=93Elisabeth Hendrickson, Vice President, R&D for Data at Pivotal "Union Investment operates its essential core services on software from var= ious ASF projects. And new services based on ASF projects will follow. Why = are we so ASF-focused?! Because we believe in the quality and innovation of= the software coming from ASF projects. It helps us mastering the future." =E2=80=93Parto Chobeiry, Head of Middle Office Application Management at U= nion Investment About The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Established in 1999, the all-volunteer Foundation oversees more than 350 le= ading Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP Server --the world's most= popular Web server software. Through the ASF's meritocratic process known = as "The Apache Way," more than 700 individual Members and 6,600 Committers = successfully collaborate to develop freely available enterprise-grade softw= are, benefiting billions of users worldwide: thousands of software solution= s are distributed under the Apache License; and the community actively part= icipates in ASF mailing lists, mentoring initiatives, and ApacheCon, the Fo= undation's official user conference, trainings, and expo. The ASF is a US 5= 01(c)(3) charitable organization, funded by individual donations and corpor= ate sponsors including Aetna, Alibaba Cloud Computing, ARM, Bloomberg, Budg= et Direct, Capital One, Cash Store, Cerner, Cloudera, Comcast, Facebook, Go= ogle, Hortonworks, Huawei, IBM, Inspur, iSIGMA, LeaseWeb, Microsoft, Oath, = ODPi, Pineapple Fund, Pivotal, Private Internet Access, Red Hat, Serenata F= lowers, Target, Union Investment, and WANdisco. For more information, visit= http://www.apache.org/ and https://twitter.com/TheASF =C2=A9 The Apache Software Foundation. "Apache", "Apache HTTP Server", and = "ApacheCon" are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Apache Software = Foundation in the United States and/or other countries. All other brands an= d trademarks are the property of their respective owners. # # # NOTE: you are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the anno= unce@apache.org distribution list. 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