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| include::_settings.adoc[] |
| :presenter_name: Your Name |
| :presenter_company: Your Company |
| :description: A short 30 minute introduction talk about what Apache Community Development is |
| :keywords: ComDev, Community Development |
| :author: Your Name |
| :email: Your email |
| :position: Your role |
| |
| == What is the ASF? |
| |
| image::ApacheLogo.png[] |
| |
| == Who am I? |
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| [NOTE.speaker] |
| -- |
| Please add your own details here |
| -- |
| |
| == What am I going to cover? |
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| image::asf_logo.png[] |
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| * What is the ASF? |
| * How is an ASF project structured? |
| * How is the ASF structured? |
| * How does all of this work? |
| |
| == What is the ASF? |
| |
| * ASF = The Apache Software Foundation |
| * *US 501(c)3 charity* (Non-profit charity) |
| * Community of volunteers |
| * Virtual, world-wide organisation |
| * Provides organisational, legal and financial support for a large number of open-source projects |
| |
| == The Apache Group |
| |
| image::apache_8.png[250,250,float="right",align="center"] |
| |
| * Before there was the ASF, there was the "Apache Group" |
| * Informal corporate structure |
| * 8 members |
| * Formed in Feb. 1995 |
| * Continued the work on the NCSA httpd |
| * Chose a very promiscuous license |
| |
| == Growth |
| |
| [cols="2"] |
| |=== |
| |
| | Then (1999) |
| | Now (03.2023) |
| |
| .^a|* 21 Members |
| * 2 Projects |
| * All servers and services donated |
| .^a| * 743 Members |
| * 362 Projects (Managed by 207 PMCs) |
| * 8833 Committers |
| //* 689584 Contributors |
| * Cloud infrastructure |
| |
| |=== |
| |
| [NOTE.speaker] |
| -- |
| // Source: |
| // https://whimsy.apache.org/roster/ |
| * ICLA: Individual Contributor License Agreement |
| * CCLA: Corporate Contributor License Agreement |
| * 31 Incubator Podlings |
| * 5 Special Committees: Infrastructure, Travel Assistance, Security Team, Legal Affairs and Brand Management |
| -- |
| |
| == Number of projects over time |
| |
| image::project-number-over-time.png[] |
| // Source https://projects.apache.org/ |
| |
| == Commits over time |
| |
| image::commits-over-time.png[] |
| // Source: https://projects.apache.org/statistics.html |
| |
| == Language distribution |
| |
| image::language-distribution.png[] |
| // Source https://projects.apache.org/ |
| == Project categories |
| |
| image::project-categories.png[] |
| // Source https://projects.apache.org/ |
| |
| == The mission |
| |
| * *Provide software for the public good* |
| * Protect the trademark: *Apache* and her software products against misuse by other organisations |
| * Provide the technical and legal infrastructure for open-source development |
| * Provide all means to protect every volunteer from persecution as long as this persecution is aimed at a project of the foundation |
| |
| [NOTE.speaker] |
| -- |
| * legal infrastructure = Apache license, ICLA, CCLA, ... |
| * legal umbrella: If someone initiates legal action against an Apache committer for things related to the ASF, the ASF takes the place of the accused. |
| -- |
| |
| == The vision |
| |
| The Apache Software Foundation provides support for the Apache community of open-source software projects. The Apache projects are characterized by a *collaborative*, *consensus based* development process, an *open* and pragmatic software license, and a desire to create *high quality* software that leads the way in its field. We consider ourselves not simply a group of projects sharing a server, but rather a *community of developers and users*. |
| |
| == Projects |
| |
| * Heart of the ASF are the *projects* |
| * Also named "Top Level Project" (TLP) |
| * ASF provides services: |
| ** Mailinglists, code-repositories (SVN, Git, ...) |
| ** Bug & Issue trackers (Jira, ...), Wiki (Confluence, ...) |
| ** CI Server (Jenkins, ...), Webservers for project websites |
| ** ... |
| |
| [NOTE.speaker] |
| -- |
| * Currently, there is a trend to use GitHub Issues, GitHub Discussions, GitHub Actions (CI) |
| * The ASF provides tooling to integrate these |
| -- |
| |
| == Structure of a project |
| |
| [ditaa,project-structure] |
| .... |
| +-----------+ |
| |cDFA | |
| | PMC Chair | |
| | | |
| +----+-----------+----+ |
| |c6A1 | |
| | Project PMC | |
| | | |
| +----+---------------------+----+ |
| |cF71 | |
| | Project Committers | Total: 8833 |
| | | |
| +----+-------------------------------+----+ |
| |c7CE | |
| | Project Contributors | Total: 689584 |
| | | |
| +----+-----------------------------------------+----+ |
| |cDDB | |
| | Project Users | Total: billions |
| | | |
| +---------------------------------------------------+ |
| .... |
| // Numbers (03.2023) |
| |
| [NOTE.speaker] |
| -- |
| * Contributors: People who have contributed anything to a project |
| * Users: Almost every phone, tv, has at least some Apache software in it |
| -- |
| |
| == Lifecycle of a project |
| |
| [ditaa,project-lifecycle] |
| .... |
| +---------------------------------------------------+ |
| |cDFA | |
| | Outside of Apache | |
| | | |
| +---------------------------------------------------+ |
| | |
| | |
| V |
| +---------------------------------------------------+ |
| |c6A1 | |
| | Apache Incubator |---> |
| | | |
| +---------------------------------------------------+ |
| | |
| | |
| V |
| +---------------------------------------------------+ |
| |cF71 | |
| | Apache TLP |---> |
| | | |
| +---------------------------------------------------+ |
| | |
| | |
| V |
| +---------------------------------------------------+ |
| |c7CE | |
| | Apache Attic | |
| | | |
| +---------------------------------------------------+ |
| .... |
| |
| [NOTE.speaker] |
| -- |
| * Projects don't start at Apache |
| * Projects can also leave any time |
| ** Might need to re-brand |
| -- |
| |
| == How is the ASF structured? |
| |
| * *Member* based - only individuals can join (no companies) |
| * Members nominate and elect new members |
| * Members elect *board* (9 *directors*) |
| * Annual members meeting via IRC |
| * Monthly board meeting |
| * Every project elects a *Chair* as interface to the board |
| |
| [NOTE.speaker] |
| -- |
| * Projects don't start at Apache |
| * Projects can also leave any time |
| ** Might need to re-brand |
| -- |
| |
| == Structure of the ASF |
| |
| [ditaa,asf-structure] |
| .... |
| Technical Oversight |
| |
| +--------------------+ +--------------------+ |
| |cDFA | |c6A1 | |
| | Committers +--------------->| PMCs | |
| | (8833) | | (207) | |
| +--------------------+ +---+----------------+ |
| Report| ^ |
| quarterly| | |
| | | |
| ------------------------------------------|------------|----------------- |
| | | |
| Organizational Oversight | | Create & update |
| V | upon PMC request |
| +--------------------+ +----------------+---+ |
| |c7CE | |cF71 | |
| | Members +--------------->| Board of Directors | |
| | (743) +--+ | (9) | |
| +--------------------+ | +---+----------------+ |
| ^ | Appoint| ^ |
| | | Officers| | |
| +-------------+ | |Report |
| Nominate, elect V |monthly |
| new members +----------------+---+ |
| |cDDB | |
| | Officers | |
| | (10) | |
| +--------------------+ |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| .... |
| |
| == How does this all work? |
| |
| * The Apache Way |
| ** A method to develop software |
| ** A method to run communities |
| ** A method to run an organisation |
| |
| == On which principles is it based? |
| |
| * Meritocracy: Advancement through action & commitment |
| * Transparency: Nothing happens in secret |
| * Community: Together we are strong |
| |
| == Ways to be committed |
| |
| * Documentation, Tutorials, Examples |
| * Talks (at conferences & meetups) |
| * User groups |
| * Helping others (On mailing lists) |
| * Filing bug reports |
| * Testing and helping fix bugs & issues |
| * Bugfixes |
| * New features |
| * Mentoring, involvement in the foundation itself |
| |
| == Path of merit |
| |
| [ditaa,merit-path] |
| .... |
| |
| Project | Foundation |
| | |
| +------------------------+ | |
| |c883 | | nominated | |
| | User | | by members | |
| | | | | |
| +-----------+------------+ | | |
| | Contributes | | |
| | | | |
| v | | |
| +------------------------+ | nominated | |
| |cD92 | | by members | |
| | Bugreporter/-fixer +---------------------------+ | |
| | | | | | |
| +-----------+------------+ | | | |
| | elected | | | |
| | by PMC | | | |
| v | | | |
| +------------------------+ | nominated | | |
| |cDDB | | by members | | |
| | Project Committer +------------------+ | | |
| | | | | | | |
| +-----------+------------+ | | | | |
| | elected | | | | |
| | by PMC | | | | |
| v | V V V |
| +------------------------+ | +-----------------------+ |
| |c7CE | | |cDFA | |
| | Project PMC Member +-------------->| ASF Member | |
| | | nominated | | |
| +-----------+------------+ by members +-----------+-----------+ |
| | elected | | elected |
| | by PMC | | by members |
| v | V |
| +------------------------+ | +-----------------------+ |
| |cF71 | | |c6A1 | |
| | Project Chair | | | Board Member | |
| | | | | | |
| +------------------------+ | +-----------------------+ |
| | |
| .... |
| |
| == If it didn't happen on the list, it didn't happen |
| |
| * If something isn't documented on any of the mailing lists, it didn't happen |
| ** Every discussion and decision needs to be documented |
| * All discussions should happen in the public |
| * Off-list discussions can happen, but important information needs to be forwarded to the mailing list |
| * Others are need to be able to participate |
| |
| [NOTE.speaker] |
| -- |
| * Discussions on meetups or at conferences |
| * Many things (like votes) require 72 hour periods |
| * Private lists: Discussing security issues, voting on new committers and PMC members |
| -- |
| |
| == Community over Code |
| |
| * We're (all) volunteers, life happens and our availability and our interests change |
| * A vital community encourages new community members |
| * It's normal, that members (temporarily) leave the community |
| * *Poisonous people* scare others and must be fought |
| * Result of a healthy community -> better code, long-lasting projects |
| |
| == Consensus-based decisions |
| |
| * PMC members have *binding votes* |
| * Non-PMC members have *non-binding votes* |
| * Formally only binding votes count |
| * *But* non-binding votes usually are still respected |
| * Something is considered decided if: |
| ** At least 3 binding votes |
| ** More `+1` as `-1` votes |
| |
| [NOTE.speaker] |
| -- |
| * Valid votes are `+1` (pro), `0`, `-1` (contra) |
| * `-1` votes should be constructive |
| -- |
| |
| == Collaborative development |
| |
| * Code should be developed in community with others |
| ** Large code-drops are bad |
| * Development should happen on-line (Git/SVN, Email, ...) |
| * Votes ensure that at least 3 developers are still active |
| * In order to allow anyone to participate, votes usually last at least 72 hours |
| * Discussions and votes happen only on the mailing-list |
| |
| [NOTE.speaker] |
| -- |
| * 72h = at least one working day, no matter where on earth you live |
| -- |
| |
| == The result |
| |
| * Vendor neutrality |
| * Diversity |
| * Trust |
| * Safety |
| * Security |
| |
| == How can companies help? |
| |
| * Companies can allow their employees to contribute during working hours |
| * Companies can directly support the ASF financially (Sponsoring) |
| * Companies can donate code, so everyone can profit from it |
| * Companies can't directly fund development in projects |
| * Companies can donate funds towards projects (Targeted donations) |
| |
| [NOTE.speaker] |
| -- |
| * Targeted donations: Licenses, Hardware costs, Membership fees, ... |
| -- |
