State of the Feather
Growth (Nov 2015 – Nov 2016)
• 10newprojectcommittees• 175committees• Managing294projects
• 7Retired
Incubator Growth (Nov 2015 – Nov 2016)
• 30newpodlings(59active)• 4retired• 7graduated
Not a language monoculture…
Not a topic monoculture…
Why is the ASF still growing?
• Wearenotdefinedbyatemporaryallianceofbusinessleaders
• Wearedefinedbythepeoplewhodothework
Why is the ASF still growing?
• Itultimatelyboilsdowntobeingafoundationthatisnotdefinedbysomecentralgovernance• Wearedefinedbythepeoplewhodothework,thepeoplewho• Definethecode• Writethecode• Testthecode• Documentthecode• Evangelizethecode• Usethecode
No backroom deals (there is no backroom)
• Weareoftenapproachedwithaproposalthatgoessomethinglikethis:• WewouldliketosponsortheFoundation• Inreturnwewouldlikeyoutomake____happen
• Oftenthisissomelooseconsortiumofpartners
• Butthat’snothowwework• Takeittothecommunity• Technicallysuperiortoalternatives• Moreattractivetothebroadercommunity
No Leaders, we are all leaders
• Shewhodoestheworkleadstheway• Anyonewithalegitimatetechnicalorcommunityconcerncanforcethatconcerntobeaddressed• Weareconsensusbased,butwedonotrequireunanimousconsensus• Ifanobjectiongetsreasonabletractioninthecommunitythenitmustbeaddressed
• Ifnotractionthenletitdrop
For the Public Good
• Apacheisa501(c)(3)• “apubliccharity”(Wikipedia)
• Mostfoundationsare501(c)(6)organization• “abusinessleague”(Wikipedia)
Apache leads the way
• TheApacheGroupcreatedtheHTTPdproject
• TomcatbecamethegotoimplementationofkeyJavastandards
• HadoopledthemarchintoBigData
• ManagingscalewithMesosandfriends
• Streaminganalytics
Recognizing Merit: Diversity in Contributions
• Allcontributionsmustearnmerit
• Becauseahealthycommunitybringsmorecontributions
• It’savirtuouscircle
Invest Resources not Cash
• Thefoundationissuccessfulbecauseitisdefinedbythepeopledoingthework• Notbythepeoplepayingthemoney
• Ifyouwantinfluence,ifyouwantaprojecttoimprovetheninvestinpeople• Wedon’twantyourmoney(flyaway)
• Youwantmarketing–investinmarketing,wehaveastaffmemberreadytohelpcoordinate• Youwantspecificinfrastructure–giveusthepeopletomanageit• Youwantbetterdocumentation–giveussometechnicalauthors
ASF is an enabler
• Innovationthroughcollaboration• Buildingofcommunitiesfocusingoncommonproblems• Differentiatinginthemarketplace• CollaboratingintheASF
apache.org/foundation/contributing.html
apache.org/foundation/sponsorship.html
Non-Cash Contributions
• Weneedyouandyourteam• TechnicalDocumentation• Marketing• Design• Testing• Infrastructure• Consensusbuilding/Mediation• Brandmanagement• …ifithelpsthecommunitywewantit