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| title: 'The Apache Weekly News Round-up: week ending 31 December 2021' |
| date: '2022-01-03T15:25:01+00:00' |
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| <p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p class="entryContent">Here we are --the last day of the year--
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| </p><span style="font-weight: 700;">ASF Board</span> – management and oversight of the business affairs of the corporation in accordance with the Foundation's bylaws.<br> - Next Board Meeting: 19 January 2022. Board calendar and minutes <a href="https://apache.org/foundation/board/calendar.html" target="_blank">https://apache.org/foundation/board/calendar.html</a><p></p><p><span style="font-weight: 700;">ASF Infrastructure</span> – our distributed team on three continents keeps the ASF's infrastructure running around the clock.<br> -
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| 7M+ weekly checks yield uptime at 100.00%. Performance checks across 50
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| different service components spread over more than 250 machines in data
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| centers around the world. View the <a href="http://www.apache.org/uptime/" target="_blank">ASF's Infrastructure Uptime site to see the most recent averages</a>. <br></p><p><span style="font-weight: 700;">Apache Code Snapshot </span>–
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| Over the past week, 183 Apache Committers changed 8,306,446 lines of
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| code over 2,124 commits. Top 5 contributors, in order, are: <span>Gary Gregory, </span><span>Claus Ibsen, Michael Osipov, Jacques Le Roux, and Tilman Hausherr. </span><span style="font-weight: 700;"></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 700;">Apache Project Announcements</span> – the latest updates by category.</p><p>Application Servers/Middleware --<br>
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| - <a href="https://karaf.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="https://karaf.apache.org/" target="_blank">Karaf</a></span> <span class="il">runtime</span> 4.2.14 and 4.3.5 released </p>Big Data --<br> - <a href="https://xmlbeans.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="https://xmlbeans.apache.org/" target="_blank">XMLBeans</a></span> 5.0.3 released <br><p></p>IoT --<br> - <a href="https://iotdb.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="https://iotdb.apache.org/" target="_blank">IoTDB</a></span> 0.12.4 released <p></p><p>Eventing --<br> - <a href="https://eventmesh.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="https://eventmesh.apache.org/" target="_blank">EventMesh</a></span> (incubating) 1.3.0 released </p>Libraries --<br> - <a href="http://logging.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="http://logging.apache.org/" target="_blank">Log4j</a></span> 2.3.2 and 2.12.4 released <p></p><p>Messaging -- <br> - <a href="https://qpid.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="https://qpid.apache.org/" target="_blank">Qpid</a></span> ProtonJ2 1.0.0-M4 released <br> - <a href="https://pulsar.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="https://pulsar.apache.org/" target="_blank">Pulsar</a></span> 2.7.4 released <br></p><p>Observability --<br> - <a href="https://skywalking.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache SkyWalking</a> Nginx LUA 0.6.0 and Satellite 0.5.0 released </p><p></p><p>Programming Languages --<br>
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| - <a href="https://groovy.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="https://groovy.apache.org/" target="_blank">Groovy</a></span> 4.0.0-rc-2 released <br>
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| </p>Testing --<br> - <a href="https://jmeter.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache </a><span class="il"><a href="https://jmeter.apache.org/" target="_blank">JMeter</a></span> 5.4.3 released <a href="https://jmeter.apache.org/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://jmeter.apache.org/&source=gmail&ust=1641042626268000&usg=AOvVaw2DdcvJ4qaEdUw9Yc1Jixol"></a><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br>Did You Know?</span><br></p><p> - Did you know that the latest details on Apache Log4j vulnerabilities are
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| available on the Apache Logging Services security page? <a target="_blank" class="c-link" data-stringify-link="https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html" data-sk="tooltip_parent" href="https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" data-remove-tab-index="true">https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html</a></p><p> - Did you know that dozens of organizations such as Amazon, AT&T,
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| Facebook (Meta), Uber, and Zillow use <a href="https://sedona.apache.org/" target="_blank">Apache Sedona</a> (incubating) for
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| their geospatial data processing pipelines? </p><p> - Did you know that tax-deductible donations support the ASF's day-to-day
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| operations that benefit 350+ Apache Projects and their communities?
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| Donate online using ACH, credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and
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| Microsoft Pay <a target="_blank" class="c-link" data-stringify-link="https://donate.apache.org/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" href="https://donate.apache.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://donate.apache.org/</a><br><br></p><h3>Apache Community Notices</h3><p> - The Apache Month in Review: November 2021 <a href="https://s.apache.org/November2021" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/November2021</a> and video highlights <a href="https://youtu.be/L1qMXw5MxJQ" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/L1qMXw5MxJQ</a> </p><p> - Watch "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUt2nb0mgwg" target="_blank">Trillions and Trillions Served</a>", the documentary on the ASF 1) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUt2nb0mgwg" target="_blank">full feature</a> [49 min] 2) "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXtIti9jMFI" target="_blank">Apache Everywhere</a>" [6 min] 3) "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM5dLvNatRs" target="_blank">Why Apache</a>" [2.5 min] 4) “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkvqJaX4S50" target="_blank">Apache Innovation</a>” [40 min] <br></p><p> - ASF Annual Report: FY2021 -- <a href="https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-software-foundation-announces78" target="_blank">Press release</a> and <a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/docs/FY2021AnnualReport.pdf" target="_blank">Report</a> (PDF)</p><p> - The Apache Way to <a href="https://s.apache.org/GhnI" target="_blank">Sustainable Open Source Success</a> </p><p> - <a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/reports.html" target="_blank">Foundation Reports and Statements</a><br></p><p> - Presentations from 2021's ApacheCon Asia and ApacheCon@Home are available on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TheApacheFoundation/" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ASF YouTube channel</a>.</p><p> - "<a href="https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/category/SuccessAtApache" target="_blank">Success at Apache</a>" focuses on the people and processes behind why the ASF "just works." <br></p><div><p> - Inside Infra: the new interview series with members of the ASF infrastructure team --meet <br> Chris Thistlethwaite <a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Chris" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Chris</a><br> Drew Foulks <a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Drew" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Drew&source=gmail&ust=1588339104628000&usg=AFQjCNF9dVEn48pV7o9HBG14sP9uprU8Xw">https://s.apache.org/InsideInf<wbr>ra-Drew</a><br> Greg Stein Part I <a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg</a><br> ...Part II <a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg2</a> and Part III <a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg3" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg3</a><br> Daniel Gruno Part I <a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Daniel1" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Daniel1</a> and Part II <a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Daniel2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Daniel2</a><br> Gavin McDonald Part I <a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Gavin" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Gavin</a> and Part II <a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Gavin2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Gavin2</a><br> Andrew Wetmore Part I <a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Andrew" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Andrew</a> and Part II <a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Andrew2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Andrew2</a><br> Chris Lambertus Part I <a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-ChrisL" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-ChrisL</a> and Part II <a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-ChrisL2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-ChrisL2</a></p></div><div><p> - Follow the ASF on social media: <a href="https://twitter.com/TheASF" target="_blank">@TheASF on Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-apache-software-foundation" target="_blank">The ASF page LinkedIn</a>. <br></p><p> - Follow the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ApacheSoftwareFoundation/" target="_blank">Apache Community on Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ApacheCommunity" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. </p></div><div> - Are your software solutions Powered by Apache? <a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/press/kit/#poweredby" target="_blank">Download & use our "Powered By" logos</a>.<br></div><p><span class="LrzXr"></span><span class="LrzXr"></span></p><div><hr><h2>Stay updated about The ASF</h2><p>For
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