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