| = Apache Incubator |
| Apache Incubator PMC |
| 2002-10-16 |
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| The Incubator is the entry path into The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) for projects and codebases wishing to become part of the Foundation's efforts. All code donations from external organisations and existing external projects wishing to join Apache enter through the Incubator. |
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| The Apache Incubator has two primary goals: |
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| - Ensure all donations are in accordance with the ASF http://www.apache.org/licenses/[legal standards] |
| - Develop new communities that adhere to our http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html[guiding principles] |
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| See also the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KopPbWS87fw[Life In The Apache Incubator video], where former Incubator PMC chair Jukka Zitting presents the Incubator, at ApacheCon EU 2012. |
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| == Getting started at the Apache Incubator |
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| Use the navigation bar at the top of this page to get started: |
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| - Bring your new project *Proposal* to the incubator |
| - Review the *Podling Guides* for how podings here work |
| - Our *PMC Guides* include information on mentoring, IP clearance, and more |
| - All the *Policies* around the Incubator are public |
| - Of course we have a https://incubator.apache.org/faq.html[FAQ]! |
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| == Getting in touch with the Incubator |
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| Contact us on the \general@incubator.apache.org mailing list: mailto:general-subscribe@incubator.apache.org[Subscribe] - mailto:general-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org[Unsubscribe]. You can easily https://s.apache.org/B5Ai[follow discussions on the mailing list archive] using our forum-like interface. |
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| Or, read our https://incubator.apache.org/guides/lists.html[complete guide for Incubator mailing lists]. |
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| == About The Apache Software Foundation |
| The Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal, and financial support for a broad range of open source software projects. The Foundation provides an established framework for intellectual property and financial contributions that simultaneously limits the potential legal exposure for the contributors. Through a collaborative and meritocratic development process, Apache projects deliver enterprise-grade, freely available software products that attract large communities of users. The pragmatic Apache License makes it easy for all users, commercial and individual, to deploy Apache products. |
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| http://www.apache.org/foundation/[Learn more about the ASF] as a whole, or https://community.apache.org/[engage with the Apache Community Development project] with your general questions about the ASF. |
