- Wookie is an open source widget engine that was accepted into the Apache incubator in July 2009 to help build a developer community around the project. - For an open source project to be viable and sustainable, it needs an active community of both users and developers. The Apache foundation provides mechanisms and processes to help support community engagement. - While progress has been made in growing the Wookie community, there are still barriers like legal concerns and inexperience with development workflows that can prevent some developers from contributing. The project works to address these challenges and bring more diversity to its community.