The document outlines the structure and values of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), which includes 501 projects and 30 incubating ones, emphasizing its permissive licensing model. It details the importance of contributor agreements and the need for submitters to sign the Individual Contributor License Agreement (ICLA) to gain commit rights. Additionally, the ASF is described as prioritizing community engagement and collaborative decision-making over code alone.

1. The Apache Way
Giovanni Bechis
<gbechis@apache.org>

2. - 501(3)c foundation
- 364 projects
- 30 incubating projects
- 9180 committers
- ~285 millions lines of code
Apache Software Foundation

3. - permissive license, not copyleft license
- it does not require a derivative work of the software, or
modifications to the original, to be distributed using the same
license
- It still requires application of the same license to all
unmodified parts. In every licensed file, original copyright,
patent, trademark, and attribution notices must be preserved
Apache License 2.0

4. The purpose of this agreement is to clearly define the terms
under which intellectual property has been contributed to the
ASF and thereby allow us to defend the project should there
be a legal dispute regarding the software.
An individual must have submitted a signed ICLA to the ASF
before we give them commit rights to any ASF project.
ASF Contributor Agreements

5. ASF Projects

6. ASF Projects
Distributed event streaming platform
- messaging (instead of ActiveMQ)
- website activity tracking
- monitoring data
- log aggregation

7. ASF Projects
Big data storage and
processing
- search engine
- machine learning

8. ASF Projects
analytics engine for large-
scale data processing
- machine learning
- event detection

9. ASF Projects
web server
- http web server
- http proxy server

10. Apache Incubator
Helps projects which want to
enter the Apache Software
Foundation
- community building
- publicity / media
- graduation

11. Apache Software Foundation
- User
- Developer
- Committer
- PMC member
- PMC chair
- ASF Member

12. Apache Software Foundation
Community over code
- Earned Authority
- Community of Peers
- Open Communications
- Consensus Decision Making
- Responsible Oversight

13. Apache Software Foundation
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