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