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title: 'Success at Apache — 赢在 Apache: If it helps others, all the better.'
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<p><strong><em>by Sally Khudairi,&nbsp;</em></strong><strong><em>with contributions by Ignasi Barrera, Von Gosling, Luke Han, Kevin A. McGrail, and Anthony Shaw. Translations by Ted Liu and David Zhenwei Dong.</em></strong></p>
<p>I became active in The Apache Software Foundation at its inception in 1999. I am responsible for elevating the ASF's visibility, and supporting the Foundation by counseling 350+ Apache projects and their communities in the areas of messaging, outreach, and engagement.</p>
<p>As a global, virtual, and diverse community, the ASF relies on countless Apache Members, Committers, and Contributors to help share our values and explain our processes with others. We have grown from a single project to hundreds of projects and communities <a href="https://projects.apache.org/committees.html?date">https://projects.apache.org/committees.html?date</a> through "The Apache Way": an inclusive process and judicious reinforcement of "Community Over Code".&nbsp;</p>
<p>We launched the "Success at Apache" blog series following the Media &amp; Analyst Training at ApacheCon Seville in 2016. I asked ASF Board Member and VP Brand Management Mark Thomas his opinion on what he thinks are some of the reasons that the ASF "just works". His immediate response was: "project independence". I asked if he'd put that in writing &mdash;in his own words&mdash; as our community members' personal experiences help others see The Apache Way through their unique perspectives. Shortly afterwards, we published "Project Independence" <a href="https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/success_at_apache_project_independence">https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/success_at_apache_project_independence</a>&nbsp;and "Success at Apache" was born <a href="https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/feed/entries/atom?cat=SuccessAtApache">https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/feed/entries/atom?cat=SuccessAtApache</a> .&nbsp;</p>
<p>Whilst English is the ASF's official language, localization often helps foster understanding,&nbsp; encourage adoption, and onboard new contributors more quickly. A while back, ASF Member Ted Liu told me that he and some of his coworkers had translated a handful of our "Success at Apache" blog posts into Mandarin Chinese. He asked if it would be useful to us.</p>
<p>Why yes, of course: new approaches to promote and propagate The Apache Way are always appreciated.</p></p>
<p>. . .&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">赢在 Apache</strong></p></p>
<p>- <a href="https://s.apache.org/DiEo"><strong><em>Meritocracy</em></strong></a>, by Kevin A. McGrail, Vice President of ASF Fundraising. <a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA5MTA2NDA5MQ==&amp;mid=2655311230&amp;idx=1&amp;sn=eb426028f7398c2cc58adf5e958b7100&amp;chksm=8bb2670abcc5ee1c28b2bcb1273d006f9f652bef8351f135ba66b402bd2aa948d1d4b48f3c69&amp;scene=0#rd"><strong>Translation</strong></a> by David Zhenwei Dong.</p>
<p>- <a href="https://s.apache.org/dAlg"><strong><em>Lowering Barriers to Open Innovation</em></strong></a>, by Luke Han, Vice President of Apache Kylin. <a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/SnDj50q7rMbfHXCcKd5Vkw"><strong>Translation</strong></a> by David Zhenwei Dong.</p>
<p>- <strong><em><a href="https://s.apache.org/Apah">Scratch Your Own Itch</a></em></strong>, by Ignasi Barrera, a member of the Apache jclouds PMC. <a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/n7aeKFrAj1A9JWALV38xgg"><strong>Translation</strong></a> by Ted Liu.</p>
<p>- <a href="https://s.apache.org/lM9O"><strong><em>Contributing to Open Source Even with a High-pressure Job</em></strong></a>, by Anthony Shaw, contributor to over 20 Open Source projects, including Apache Libcloud. <a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/jAFirlGPNxkuBPVxXyt8Mw"><strong>Translation</strong></a> by Ted Liu.</p>
<p>- <a href="https://s.apache.org/lh61"><strong><em>Open Innovation from a Non-native English Country</em></strong></a>, by Von Gosling, original co-founder of Apache RocketMQ. <a href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/75YT78aSaFB6ynPq8IHBEA"><strong>Translation</strong></a> by Ted Liu.</p></p></p>
<p>. . . </p>
<p>Ted's action reflects one of our greatest successes at Apache: the mindset of "If this is helpful to me, that's good (= "scratch your own itch"). If it helps others, all the better."&nbsp;</p>
<p>After all, we didn't become the world's largest Open Source foundation by not being helpful. There's always something needing to be done in an all-volunteer community: if you'd like to help the ASF, we will happily accept your assistance where possible. Plus, helping others feels pretty great.</p>
<p>Whether contributing code and writing documentation <a href="http://apache.org/foundation/getinvolved.html">http://apache.org/foundation/getinvolved.html</a> , mentoring community members <a href="http://community.apache.org/">http://community.apache.org/</a> , supporting the ASF through an individual donation or corporate sponsorship <a href="http://apache.org/foundation/contributing.html">http://apache.org/foundation/contributing.html</a> , or serving in myriad other ways <a href="https://helpwanted.apache.org/">https://helpwanted.apache.org/</a> , we thank you.</p>
<p>For an immersive, rewarding experience with dozens of Apache projects and hundreds of user and developer community members, consider joining us at ApacheCon in Montreal 24-27 September 2018 <a href="http://apachecon.com/">http://apachecon.com/</a> . This year's event is extra special, as we're celebrating the 20th Anniversary of ApacheCon &mdash;huzzah! All are welcome <a href="https://blogs.apache.org/comdev/entry/my-first-experience-of-apachecon">https://blogs.apache.org/comdev/entry/my-first-experience-of-apachecon</a> </p>
<p>We look forward to seeing you there and sharing your Success at Apache.</p>
<p style="font-style: italic;">Sally Khudairi is Vice President of Marketing &amp; Publicity at The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) where, in 2002, she was elected its first female and non-technical Member. Over her 25-year career in the Web, Khudairi has been lauded as a dynamic communications strategist and expert in next-generation innovations, and has played an integral role in building campaigns for some of the industry&rsquo;s most prominent standards and organizations. Prior to launching the ASF in 1999, Khudairi was deputy to Sir Tim Berners-Lee as Head of Communications at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), overseeing the launch of 17 specifications that include PNG, CSS, HTML4 and XML. She is Managing Director/Luxury &amp; Technology Practice lead at HALO Worldwide and Founder/Chief Marketing Officer at OptDyn.</p>
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<p>"Success at Apache" is a monthly blog series that focuses on the processes behind why the ASF "just works"&nbsp;<a href="https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/category/SuccessAtApache">https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/category/SuccessAtApache</a> </p>