Software for the Public Good¶ ASF’s open source software is used ubiquitously around the world with more than 8,400 committers contributing to more than 320 active projects. See All Projects Contribute. The ASF is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Learn more and participate

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) exists to provide software for the public good. We believe in the power of community over code, known as The Apache Way. Thousands of people around the world contribute to ASF open source projects every day.

The pages of the Apache History Project capture additional history of the ASF, starting from its first and arguably most important software project, the Apache™ HTTP Web Server project - the web server often simply called "Apache."

An open source project includes all aspects of creating, maintaining, and distributing open source software including community building and mentoring, communication, the release process, and everything in between.

What is the Apache Software Foundation?¶ The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit public charity organization incorporated in the United States of America. It was formed in 1999 primarily to: provide a foundation for open, collaborative software development projects by supplying hardware, communication, and business ...

2024年3月25日 · Founded in 1999, the Apache Software Foundation exists to provide software for the public good with support from more than 75 sponsors. ASF’s open source software is used ubiquitously around the world with more than 8,400 committers contributing to 320+ active projects including Apache Superset, Apache Camel, Apache Flink, Apache HTTP Server ...

2024年9月18日 · The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 320 active open source projects and initiatives, today released its annual report for the 2024 fiscal year that ended April 30, 2024.

As a non-profit corporation whose mission is to provide open source software for the public good at no cost, the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) ensures that all Apache projects provide both source and (when available) binary releases free of charge on our official Apache project download pages.

The Apache Software Foundation is a meritocracy, which means that, to become a member, you must first be actively contributing to one or more of the Foundation's collaborative projects.

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