The History of the Apache Software Foundation
summary
Starts with a forked web server that becomes the dominant HTTP server, then incorporates as incorporated in 1999 to gain legal protection and permissive licensing. Creates an incubator to force projects to learn the Apache Way. Introduces contributor agreements (ICLA/CLA), moves from CVS to Subversion, hires paid sysadmins, launches sponsorships. Faces Jakarta and Harmony failures, exits the JCP, releases Apache 2.4, hits 200 million lines of code and a budget ~1.7M, showing volunteer governance scaled to industrial impact.
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- 0:00Start
- 2:38THE ASF'S MISSION
- 2:55VISION STATEMENT
- 3:28DEVELOPMENT
- 39:22DIRECTORS
- 39:52APACHE MESHES
- 40:51THAT'S IT
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