The document discusses the Apache Software Foundation and why NASA should contribute software to Apache projects rather than creating its own foundation. It describes Apache as the largest open source software developer with thousands of committers and contributors working on over 100 projects. It emphasizes that Apache uses a meritocratic model and gaining commit access requires contributing and earning credentials over time. It urges NASA to leverage what already exists at Apache to build communities, gain control through meritocracy, and help retain talented software engineers rather than reinventing the wheel by creating a separate foundation.

1. Teaching to its Software the Way

3. 7-Dec-11 AGU-IGNITE NASA Open Source Summit

4. NASA Open Source Summit 7-Dec-11 AGU-IGNITE http://www.nasa.gov/open/source/

9. 7-Dec-11 AGU-IGNITE

10. Nerds want to be cool too 7-Dec-11 AGU-IGNITE

11. Being him would be rad too 7-Dec-11 AGU-IGNITE

12. We’re trying to avoid this 7-Dec-11 AGU-IGNITE

13. 7-Dec-11 AGU-IGNITE Strength in numbers Community building Get social No one organization controls the software Gain merit, earn the commit bit, guide the software to its fruition

14. 7-Dec-11 AGU-IGNITE Share software across centers Most open license that there is (redistribution, attribution, commercialization)

15. 7-Dec-11 AGU-IGNITE Apache central in notion of sustainability

16. Consensus not unilateral agreement 7-Dec-11 AGU-IGNITE

17. Active triage=>quality 7-Dec-11 AGU-IGNITE