Welcome! - The Apache Software Foundation

The Apache Software Foundation provides support for the Apache community of open-source software projects. The Apache projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus based development process, an open and pragmatic software license, and a desire to create high quality software that leads the way in its field. We consider ourselves not simply a group of projects sharing a server, but rather a community of developers and users.

Support the Apache Software Foundation

You are invited to participate in The Apache Software Foundation. Our membership consists of those individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to collaborative open-source software development through sustained participation and contributions within the Foundation's projects. Of course, you can contribute to the foundation in many ways:

Contributing to Apache

Sponsoring Apache

Donating to Apache

Sponsors of Apache

Latest News

If you would like to keep up with news and announcements from the foundation and all its projects, you can subscribe to the Apache Announcements List.

ApacheCon Europe 2008 in Amsterdam - Registration is Open!

ApacheCon Europe 2008, the official user conference of the Apache Software Foundation will be held 7 April through 11 April in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ApacheCon is a week of open source goodness straight from the source of the ASF, featuring 15 intense training classes over two days followed by three days of more than 50 sessions by the creators of open source software such as the Apache HTTP Server, Tomcat, Lucene, Wicket and more.

Check out www.eu.apachecon.com for more details about the trainings, sessions, keynotes, Fast Feather Track, Lightning Talks, and the new BarCode event.

Call For Papers Opens for ApacheCon US 2008!

ApacheCon US 2008 will be held 3 November through 7 November in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Call for Papers is open until Friday, 28 March 2008, and The Apache Software Foundation invites submissions on topics related to all Apache software projects, and Open Source in general. Check out www.us.apachecon.com for more details.

Notice regarding open letter to Sun Microsystems

The Apache Software Foundation has written an open letter to Sun Microsystems regarding our inabillity to acquire an acceptable license for the test kit for Java SE needed by Apache Harmony. For futher information please see the FAQ and direct all questions to Apache's VP for JCP issues, geirm at apache dot org, or our regular press inquiry address, press at apache dot org.