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title: 'The Apache News Round-up: week ending 19 February 2021'
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date: '2021-02-19 07:45:57 -0500'
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<p>Hello, Friday. Let's review the Apache community's activities from over the past week:</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 700;">ASF Board</span>&nbsp;&ndash; management and oversight of the business affairs of the corporation in accordance with the Foundation's bylaws.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;- Next Board Meeting: 17 March 2021. Board calendar and minutes&nbsp;<a href="https://apache.org/foundation/board/calendar.html" target="_blank">https://apache.org/foundation/board/calendar.html</a></p></p>
<p><b>Apache Diversity &amp; Inclusion</b>&nbsp;&ndash; initiatives that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across the greater Apache community.<br>&nbsp;-&nbsp;Call for Apache project proposals and mentors: Outreachy Open Source internship program May-Aug 2021 <a href="https://s.apache.org/s7tz2">https://s.apache.org/s7tz2</a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 700;">ASF Infrastructure</span>&nbsp;&ndash; our distributed team on three continents keeps the ASF's infrastructure running around the clock.<br>&nbsp;- 7M+ weekly checks yield uptime at 100%. Performance checks across 50 different service components spread over more than 250 machines in data centers around the world.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.apache.org/uptime/" target="_blank">http://www.apache.org/uptime/</a><br></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 700;">Apache Code Snapshot&nbsp;</span>&ndash; Over the past week, 337 Apache Committers changed 1,346,004 lines of<br />
code over 2,861 commits.&nbsp;Top 5 contributors, in order, are: Andrea Cosentino, Claus Ibsen, Leonid Frolov, Gary Gregory, and Guillaume Nodet. &nbsp; &nbsp; <br></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 700;">Apache Project Announcements</span>&nbsp;&ndash; the latest updates by category.</p>
<p>APIs --<br>&nbsp;- Apache <span class="il">APISIX</span> <span class="il">Dashboard</span> 2.4 released <a href="https://apisix.apache.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://apisix.apache.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613743818258000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF6Q6t7lwGLuTelzK3c2_aJjjZlsw">https://<span class="il">apisix</span>.apache.org/</a></p>
<p>Big Data --<br>&nbsp;- The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache&reg; Gobblin&trade; as a Top-Level Project <a href="https://s.apache.org/df92k" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/df92k</a><br>&nbsp;- Apache <span class="il">NiFi</span> 1.13.0 released <a href="http://nifi.apache.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://nifi.apache.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613744012328000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE407aImtcSBcf6gcz89cof-8XYDw">http://<span class="il">nifi</span>.apache.org/</a><br>&nbsp;- Apache Airflow CVE-2021-26559: Privilege Escalation Attack <a href="https://s.apache.org/bzww8">https://s.apache.org/bzww8</a> , and <br>&nbsp;&nbsp; CVE-2021-26697: Lineage API endpoint for Experimental API missed authentication check <a href="https://s.apache.org/4sp60">https://s.apache.org/4sp60</a></p>
<p>Integration --<br><br />
&nbsp;- Apache <span class="il">Camel</span> 3.8.0 released <a href="https://camel.apache.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://camel.apache.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613743846511000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGylNqXmQCWyP35TZIPrN-2WyC5YA">https://<span class="il">camel</span>.apache.org/</a></p>
<p>Natural Language Processing --<br>&nbsp;- Apache <span class="il">NLPCraft</span> 0.7.4 (incubating) released <a href="https://nlpcraft.apache.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nlpcraft.apache.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613743881337000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHy_FwMHAgV_4ieqlDebJNYI65ubQ">https://<span class="il">nlpcraft</span>.apache.org/</a></p>
<p>Messaging --<br>&nbsp;- Apache <span class="il">Qpid</span> <span class="il">Dispatch</span> 1.15.0 released <a href="https://qpid.apache.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://qpid.apache.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613743781304000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHiW8GUEozRQHFpEGTuiugv3JCjZw">https://<span class="il">qpid</span>.apache.org/</a></p>
<p>Servers --<br>&nbsp;- Apache <span class="il">HttpComponents</span> <span class="il">Client</span> 5.1-beta1 released<a href="https://hc.apache.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://hc.apache.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613743734766000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFYYuP2K0Ia8wHk25Mmk4mmxul9lw"> </a><a href="https://hc.apache.org/" target="_blank">https://hc.apache.org/</a></p>
<p>Templating --<br>- Apache <span class="il">FreeMarker</span> 2.3.31 released <a href="https://freemarker.apache.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://freemarker.apache.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613744058898000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFNFwCVlT38hXSNLWIROxAv2TNgMg">https://<span class="il">freemarker</span>.apache.org/</a></p>
<p>Web Frameworks --<br>&nbsp;- Apache MyFaces CVE-2021-26296: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability <a href="https://s.apache.org/ylllx">https://s.apache.org/ylllx</a><br><br></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 700;">Did You Know?</span></p>
<p>- Did you know that the ASF is the top-ranked Open Source not-for-profit organization with the most stars on GitHub? #4 of all organizations as of February 2021! <a href="https://gitstar-ranking.com/" target="_blank">https://gitstar-ranking.com/</a><br></p>
<p>- Did you know that Apache OpenMeetings, HTTP Server, and Tomcat have been listed amongst StackShare&rsquo;s newly-announced Top 100+ Developer Tools of 2020? OpenMeetings is a &ldquo;New Tool of the Year&rdquo; category winner for &ldquo;Web and Video Conferencing&rdquo;; Apache HTTP Server and Tomcat Apache are category winners for &ldquo;Web Server of the Year&rdquo;. <a href="https://stackshare.io/posts/top-developer-tools-2020" target="_blank">https://stackshare.io/posts/top-developer-tools-2020</a></p>
<p>- Did you know that the Call for Participation for the first Ignite Summit is now open? Join members of the Apache Ignite community online (virtual event); registration is open and free of charge <a href="https://ignite-summit.org/" target="_blank">https://ignite-summit.org/</a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br>Apache Community Notices</span></p>
<p>- Apache Month In Review: January 2021 <a href="https://s.apache.org/Jan2021" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/Jan2021</a> + Video highlights <a href="https://youtu.be/hWMonAbaprU" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/hWMonAbaprU</a></p>
<p>- The Apache Software Foundation Operations Summary: Q2 FY2021 (August - October 2020) <a href="https://s.apache.org/Q2FY2021" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/Q2FY2021</a><br></p>
<p>- Apache in 2020 - By The Digits&nbsp;<font color="#337ab7"><a href="https://s.apache.org/Apache2020Digits" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/Apache2020Digits</a>&nbsp;</font>+ Video highlights&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/Apache2020Digits-vid" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/Apache2020Digits-vid</a></p>
<p>- ASF Security Report 2020 <a href="https://s.apache.org/SecurityReport2020" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/SecurityReport2020</a><br></p>
<p>- ASF FY2020 Annual Report <a href="https://s.apache.org/FY2020AnnualReport" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/FY2020AnnualReport</a> <br></p>
<p>- "Trillions and Trillions Served" documentary on the ASF: 1) full feature&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/Trillions-Feature" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/Trillions-Feature</a>&nbsp;2) "Apache Everywhere"&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/ApacheEverywhere" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/ApacheEverywhere</a>&nbsp;3) "Why Apache"&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/ASF-Trillions" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/ASF-Trillions</a>&nbsp;4)&nbsp;&ldquo;Apache Innovation&rdquo;&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/ApacheInnovation" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/ApacheInnovation</a>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;- The Apache Way to Sustainable Open Source Success <a href="https://s.apache.org/GhnI" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/GhnI</a><br></p>
<p>&nbsp;- Foundation Reports and Statements&nbsp;<a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/reports.html" target="_blank">http://www.apache.org/foundation/reports.html</a><br></p>
<p>&nbsp;- All presentations from ApacheCon@Home are available at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TheApacheFoundation/" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/TheApacheFoundation/</a>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;- "Success at Apache" focuses on the people and processes behind why the ASF "just works".&nbsp;<a href="https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/category/SuccessAtApache" target="_blank">https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/category/SuccessAtApache</a><br></p>
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<p>&nbsp;- Inside Infra: the new interview series with members of the ASF infrastructure team --meet&nbsp;<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Chris Thistlethwaite&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Chris" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Chris</a><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Drew Foulks&nbsp;<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&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1588339104628000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF9dVEn48pV7o9HBG14sP9uprU8Xw">https://s.apache.org/InsideInf<wbr>ra-Drew</a><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Greg Stein Part I&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg</a><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ...Part II&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg2</a>&nbsp;and Part III&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg3" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Greg3</a><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Daniel Gruno Part I&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Daniel1" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Daniel1</a>&nbsp;and Part II&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Daniel2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Daniel2</a><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gavin McDonald Part I&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Gavin" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Gavin</a>&nbsp;and Part II&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Gavin2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Gavin2</a><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Andrew Wetmore Part I&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Andrew" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Andrew</a>&nbsp;and Part II&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Andrew2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-Andrew2</a><br>&nbsp; &nbsp; Chris Lambertus Part I&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-ChrisL" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-ChrisL&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1610728495699000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGJOd0cCF_G1Wbr7dcZEq2aymMGKw" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://s.apache.org/InsideInf<wbr>ra-ChrisL</a>&nbsp;and Part II&nbsp;<a href="https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-ChrisL2" target="_blank">https://s.apache.org/InsideInfra-ChrisL2</a></p>
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<p>&nbsp;- ASF Targeted Sponsor Manning Publications is offering special deals on the latest books on Apache Airflow, Pulsar, Spark, and Thrift, among other titles and eBooks&nbsp;<a href="https://deals.manning.com/the-latest-apache-innovations/" target="_blank">https://deals.manning.com/the-latest-apache-innovations/</a></p>
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