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| title: 'The Apache News Round-up: week ending 20 December 2019' |
| date: '2019-12-20T00:00:00+00:00' |
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| We're down to the final weeks of the year, and the Apache community continues to march forward. Here's what we've been up to:
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| <p class="entryContent">Support Apache – help the ASF continue to provide $20B+ worth of software for the public good –at 100% no cost.<br /> - Companies such as Bloomberg Philanthropies, IBM, Microsoft, and Wells Fargo's matching gift programs offer tax benefits, and provide their employees the ability to boost their support of a diverse set of nonprofit organizations. Thank you for your tax-deductible, year-end charitable gift to the ASF <a href="https://s.apache.org/fxyz1" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://s.apache.org/fxyz1&source=gmail&ust=1575108426935000&usg=AFQjCNHf0QjrenFmFlsNn-JMkqgQ4Z_IoA">https://s.apache.org/fxyz1</a></p>
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| <p> ASF Board – management and oversight of the business affairs of the corporation in accordance with the Foundation's bylaws.<br /> - The Apache Software Foundation Operations Summary: Q2 FY2020 (August - October 2019) <a href="https://s.apache.org/2kv2n">https://s.apache.org/2kv2n</a><br /> - Next Board Meeting: 15 January 2020. Board calendar and minutes <a href="http://apache.org/foundation/board/calendar.html">http://apache.org/foundation/board/calendar.html</a></p>
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| <p>Apache Diversity & Inclusion – newly-formed committee supports initiatives that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across the greater Apache community.<br /> - The 2020 ASF Community Survey closes on 4 January: we'd love your insight! <a href="https://s.apache.org/pzol5">https://s.apache.org/pzol5</a></p>
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| <p>ApacheCon™ – the ASF's official global conference series, bringing Tomorrow's Technology Today since 1998<br /> - CFP and Registration OPEN for Apache Roadshow/DC <a href="https://www.apachecon.com/usroadshowdc20/index.html">https://www.apachecon.com/usroadshowdc20/index.html</a><br /> - ApacheCon 2019's interviews, presentations, and photos are available at <a target="_blank" class="c-link" href="https://slack-redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apachecon.com%2Fhistory.html&v=3" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" data-remove-tab-index="true">https://www.apachecon.com/history.html</a><span class="c-message__body" dir="auto" data-qa="message-text"></span><br /></p>
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| <p>ASF Infrastructure – our distributed team on three continents keeps the ASF's infrastructure running around the clock.<br /> - 7M+ weekly checks yield uptime at 99.93%. Performance checks across 50 different service components spread over more than 250 machines in data centers around the world. <a href="http://www.apache.org/uptime/">http://www.apache.org/uptime/</a></p>
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| <p>Apache Code Snapshot –<strong> </strong>this week, 919 Apache contributors changed 1,473,033 lines of code over 4,069 commits. Top 5 contributors, in order, are: Tilman Hausherr, Tellier Benoit, Andrea Cosentino, Bruce Schuchardt, and Andi Huber. <br /></p>
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| <p>Apache Project Announcements – the latest updates by category.</p>
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| <p>Big Data --<br /> - Apache <span class="il">Kafka</span> 2.4.0 released <a href="https://kafka.apache.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://kafka.apache.org/&source=gmail&ust=1576846611166000&usg=AFQjCNG-Ea2ie6HtAqXad4UoXWbU7k4P2A">http://<span class="il">kafka</span>.apache.org/</a></p>
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| <p>Content --<br /> - Apache <span class="il">PDFBox JBIG2 ImageIO 3.0.3</span> released <a href="http://pdfbox.apache.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://pdfbox.apache.org/&source=gmail&ust=1576847578925000&usg=AFQjCNGA7Iy8m-bMretUt3C8qCAYoUsDzw">http://<span class="il">pdfbox</span>.apache.org/</a></p>
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| <p><span class="il">Identity</span> Management --<br /> - Apache Fortress 2.0.4 released <a href="https://directory.apache.org/fortress/">http://directory.apache.org/fortress/</a> <br /></p>
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| <p>IoT --<br /> - Apache IoTDB (Incubating) 0.8.2 released <a href="http://iotdb.apache.org">http://iotdb.apache.org/</a> <br /></p>
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| <p>Libraries -- <br /> - Apache <span class="il">Log4j</span> 2.13.0 released <a href="https://logging.apache.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://logging.apache.org/&source=gmail&ust=1576846488465000&usg=AFQjCNH5Yak9MyCofOABKRf8dr2fwQ2FRw">http://logging.apache.org/</a><br /> - Apache DeltaSpike 1.9.2 released <a href="https://deltaspike.apache.org">http://deltaspike.apache.org/</a> <br /></p>
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| <p><span class="il">Machine</span> <span class="il">Learning</span> --<br /> - Apache Hivemall (Incubating) 0.6.0 released <a href="https://hivemall.incubator.apache.org">http://hivemall.incubator.apache.org/</a> <br /></p>
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| <p>Messaging --<br /> - Apache <span class="il">Qpid Proton 0.30.0</span> released <a href="http://qpid.apache.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://qpid.apache.org&source=gmail&ust=1576846545923000&usg=AFQjCNENmo_rNOnPCCClOrBvMPIeFoNr7g">http://<span class="il">qpid</span>.apache.org</a></p>
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| <p>Servers --<br /> - Apache <span class="il">Tomcat</span> 7.0.99 and 8.5.50 released <a href="http://tomcat.apache.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://tomcat.apache.org/&source=gmail&ust=1576847164874000&usg=AFQjCNFgPZIsf5P22ly0A75nQE-jWnulLg">http://<span class="il">tomcat</span>.apache.org/</a><br /><br />Web Conferencing --<br /> - Apache OpenMeetings 4.0.10 and 5.0.0-M3 released <a href="https://openmeetings.apache.org">http://openmeetings.apache.org</a> <br /><br /></p>
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| <p><strong>Did You Know?</strong></p>
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| <p> - Did you know that Apache SkyWalking is used at enterprises, universities and research centers such as Alibaba Cloud, China Mobile, DiDi, InBev, Lenovo, Peking University, and WeBank? <a href="http://skywalking.apache.org/">http://skywalking.apache.org/</a></p>
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| <p> - Did you know that Apache IoTDB (incubating) received a "Most Popular Open Source Project From China in 2019" award? <a href="http://iotdb.apache.org/">http://iotdb.apache.org/</a></p>
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| <p> - Did you know that the Apache Syncope admin console is now available in French Canadian? <a href="http://syncope.apache.org/">http://syncope.apache.org/</a></p>
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| <p><strong><br />Apache Community Notices:</strong></p>
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| <p> - The Apache Way to Sustainable Open Source Success <a href="https://s.apache.org/GhnI">https://s.apache.org/GhnI</a></p>
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| <p> - ASF Operations Summary: Q2 FY2020 (August - October 2019) <a href="https://s.apache.org/2kv2n">https://s.apache.org/2kv2n</a></p>
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| <p> - Celebrating 20 Years Community-led Development "The Apache Way" <a href="https://s.apache.org/ASF20thAnniversary">https://s.apache.org/ASF20thAnniversary</a></p>
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| <p> - ASF Founders look back on 20 Years of the ASF <a href="https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/our-founders-look-back-on">https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/our-founders-look-back-on</a></p>
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| <p> - Foundation Reports and Statements <a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/reports.html">http://www.apache.org/foundation/reports.html</a></p>
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| <p> - ApacheCon: Tomorrow's Technology Today since 1998 <a href="http://s.apache.org/ApacheCon">http://s.apache.org/ApacheCon</a></p>
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| <p> - ASF Annual Report for FY2019 <a href="https://s.apache.org/FY2019AnnualReport">https://s.apache.org/FY2019AnnualReport</a></p>
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| <p> - The Apache Software Foundation 2018 Vision Statement <a href="https://s.apache.org/zqC3">https://s.apache.org/zqC3</a></p>
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| <p> - Foundation Statement –Apache Is Open. <a href="https://s.apache.org/PIRA">https://s.apache.org/PIRA</a></p>
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| <p> - "Success at Apache" focuses on the people and processes behind why the ASF "just works". <a href="https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/category/SuccessAtApache">https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/category/SuccessAtApache</a></p>
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