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Non-profit Information

  Non-profit Name Apache Software Foundation
  Non-profit Type 501(c)(3)
  Founded Date June 1999
  Location Forest Hill, Maryland
  Homepage wwwapacheorg


The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is a non-profit corporation (classified as 501(c)(3) in the United States) to support Apache software projects, including the Apache HTTP Server . The ASF was formed from the Apache Group and Incorporated In Delaware , USA, in June 1999 .

The Apache Software Foundation is a decentralized community of developers. The software they produce is distributed under the terms of the Apache License and is therefore Free Software / Open Source Software . The Apache projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus based development process and an open and pragmatic software license. Each project is managed by a self-selected team of technical experts who are active contributors to the project. The ASF is a Meritocracy , implying that membership to the foundation is granted only to volunteers who have actively contributed to Apache projects.

Among the ASF's objectives are to provide legal protection to volunteers working on Apache projects, and to prevent the ''Apache'' brand name from being used by other organizations without permission.

The ASF also holds several ApacheCon conferences each year, highlighting Apache projects, related technology, and allowing Apache developers to gather together.


PROJECTS

Formally recognized Apache projects include:


  • 1.1 (JMS) Message Broker

  • -based build tool


  • Axis : Apache Axis is an open source, XML based Web service framework

  • Beehive : A Java visual object model

  • using a Java based domain specific language.

  • Cayenne : A Java ORM framework

  • publishing framework

  • Commons : Reusable Java libraries and utilities too small to merit their own project

  • DB: Database solutions

  • --- Relational Database Management System

  • and other protocols

  • container named Fortress and related components

  • Forrest : documentation framework based upon Cocoon

  • server

  • , Dependencies , and Versioning management

  • .

  • HiveMind : Services and configuration microkernel

  • queries to POJO s.

  • Incubator : for aspiring ASF projects


  • (including its own set of sub-projects)

  • Email and News server

  • Labs : A place for innovation where committees of the foundation can experiment with new ideas


  • Logging : A cross-language logging services for purposes of application debugging and auditing


  • Project Management and comprehension tool

  • Mina : Multipurpose Infrastructure for Network Application

  • implementation


  • OFBiz : Open for Business: enterprise automation software

  • related software

  • Santuario : XML Security in Java and C++

  • Shale : Web application framework based on JavaServer Faces

  • .

  • web applications framework

  • Tapestry : A free/open-source framework for creating dynamic, robust, highly scalable web applications in Java


  • for serving servlets and JSP

  • Velocity : A Java Template Creation Engine

  • related systems

  • Wicket : Component-based Java web framework

  • Xalan : XSLT processors in Java and C++

  • Xerces : A validating XML parser

  • solutions for the web

  • - Java binding tool

  • formats to graphical output

  • --- content manipulation

  • --- files to PDF or direct-printable-files



BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The current board of directors includes:


HISTORY

The history of the Apache Software Foundation is linked to the Apache HTTP Server, the work on which started in 1994 . A group of eight developers started working on enhancing the NCSA HTTPd daemon. They were Brian Behlendorf , Roy Fielding , Rob Hartill , David Robinson , Cliff Skolnick , Randy Terbush , Robert S. Thau and Andrew Wilson with additional contributions from Eric Hagberg , Frank Peters and Nicolas Pioch .

The enhanced product called the Apache server was released in April 1995 . In 1999 , members of the Apache Group formed the Foundation to provide support for the Apache HTTP Server. The ASF has a membership of 151 members and approximately 1000 committers as of 2005.


EXTERNAL LINKS

  • http://www.apache.org

  • http://wiki.apache.org/general

  • http://wiki.apache.org/apachecon/FrontPage