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The '''Apache Software Foundation''' (ASF) is a non-profit corporation (classified as [[501(c)(3)]] in the United States) to support Apache software projects, including the [[Apache HTTP Server]]. The ASF was formed from the Apache Group and [[Delaware corporation|incorporated in Delaware]], USA, in [[June 1999]].

The Apache Software Foundation is a decentralized community of developers. The software they produce is distributed under the terms of the [[Apache License]] and is therefore [[free software]] / [[open source software]]. The Apache projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus based development process and an open and pragmatic software license. Each project is managed by a self-selected team of technical experts who are active contributors to the project. The ASF is a [[meritocracy]], implying that membership to the foundation is granted only to volunteers who have actively contributed to Apache projects.

Among the ASF's objectives are to provide legal protection to volunteers working on Apache projects, and to prevent the ''Apache'' brand name from being used by other organizations without permission.

The ASF also holds several [http://www.apachecon.com/ ApacheCon] conferences each year, highlighting Apache projects, related technology, and allowing Apache developers to gather together.

==Projects==
Formally recognized Apache projects include:

*[[Apache HTTP Server|HTTP Server]]: [[Web server]]
*[[Apache ActiveMQ|ActiveMQ]]: [[Java Message Service]] 1.1 (JMS) [[message broker]]
*[[Apache_Ant|Ant]]: [[Java (sun)|Java]]-based build tool
*[[Apache_Portable_Runtime|APR]]: Apache Portable Runtime, a portability library written in [[C (programming language)|C]]
*[[Apache_Axis|Axis]]: Apache Axis is an open source, XML based Web service framework
*[[Apache beehive|Beehive]]: A Java visual object model
*[[Apache Camel|Camel]]: A declarative routing and mediation rules engine which implements the [[Enterprise Integration Patterns]] using a Java based domain specific language.
*[[Apache Cayenne|Cayenne]]: A Java ORM framework
*[[Apache Cocoon|Cocoon]]: [[XML]] publishing framework
*[[Apache Commons|Commons]]: Reusable Java libraries and utilities too small to merit their own project
*DB: [[database]] solutions
**[[Apache_Derby|Derby]]: A pure [[Java (programming language)|Java]] [[Relational database management system]]
*[[Apache Directory Server|Directory]]: A directory server supporting [[Lightweight Directory Access Protocol|LDAP]] and other protocols
*[[Apache_Excalibur|Excalibur]]: [[Inversion of Control]] container named [[Fortress]] and related components
*[[Apache_Forrest|Forrest]]: documentation framework based upon Cocoon
*[[Apache Geronimo]]: a [[Java Platform, Enterprise Edition|Java EE]] server
*[[Apache Gump|Gump]]: [[Digital integration|integration]], [[Coupling (computer science)|dependencies]], and [[versioning]] management
*[[Apache Harmony|Harmony]]: proposed implementation of the [[Java (programming language)|Java programming language]].
*[[Hivemind (software)|HiveMind]]: Services and configuration microkernel
*[[iBATIS]]: Persistence framework which enables mapping [[sql]] queries to [[POJO]]s.
*[[Apache Incubator|Incubator]]: for aspiring ASF projects
*[[Apache_Jackrabbit|Jackrabbit]]: implementation of the [[Content repository API for Java|Java Content Repository API]]
*[[Jakarta_Project|Jakarta]]: server side [[Java (programming language)|Java]] (including its own set of sub-projects)
*[[Apache James|James]]: [[Java (programming language)|Java]] [[electronic mail|email]] and [[usenet|news]] server
*[[Apache_Labs|Labs]]: A place for innovation where committees of the foundation can experiment with new ideas
*[[Apache_Lenya|Lenya]]: [[content management system]]
*[[Apache_Logging|Logging]]: A cross-language logging services for purposes of application debugging and auditing
*[[Apache_Lucene|Lucene]]: text search engine library written entirely in [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
*[[Apache_Maven|Maven]]: [[Java (programming language)|Java]] [[project management]] and comprehension tool
*[[Apache_Mina|Mina]]: Multipurpose Infrastructure for Network Application
*[[MyFaces]]: [[JavaServer Faces]] implementation
*[[mod_perl]]: dynamic websites using [[Perl]]
*[[OFBiz]]: Open for Business: enterprise automation software
*[[Apache_Portals|Portals]]: [[web portal]] related software
*[[Santuario]]: XML Security in Java and C++
*[[Shale Framework (software)|Shale]]: Web application framework based on JavaServer Faces
*[[SpamAssassin]]: email filter used to identify [[e-mail spam|spam]].
*[[Struts|Struts]]: [[Java (programming language)|Java]] web applications framework
*[[Apache Tapestry|Tapestry]]: A free/open-source framework for creating dynamic, robust, highly scalable web applications in Java
*[[Tcl|Tcl]]: dynamic websites using [[Tool Command Language]]
*[[Apache Tomcat|Tomcat]]: a [[web container]] for serving servlets and JSP
*[[Apache_Velocity|Velocity]]: A Java Template Creation Engine
*[[Web Services|Web services]]: [[Web service]] related systems
*[[Wicket_framework|Wicket]]: Component-based Java web framework
*[[Xalan]]: XSLT processors in Java and C++
*[[Xerces|Xerces]]: A validating XML parser
*[[XML|XML]]: [[XML]] solutions for the web
*[[XMLBeans]]: [[XML]]-[[Java (programming language)|Java]] binding tool
*[[XML Graphics]]: conversion of [[XML]] formats to graphical output
**[[Batik software|Batik]] : A pure Java library for [[Scalable Vector Graphics|SVG]] content manipulation
**[[FOP]] : A pure Java processor converting [[XSL-FO]] files to [[PDF]] or direct-printable-files

==Board of directors==
The current board of directors includes:
* [[Justin Erenkrantz]] (President)
* [[J Aaron Farr]] (Treasurer)
* [[Jim Jagielski]] (Chairman)
* [[Geir Magnusson Jr]]
* [[William Rowe Jr]]
* [[Sam Ruby]] (EVP/Secretary)
* [[Henning Schmiedehausen]]
* [[Greg Stein]]
* [[Henri Yandell]]

==History==
The history of the Apache Software Foundation is linked to the Apache HTTP Server, the work on which started in [[1994]]. A group of eight developers started working on enhancing the [[National Center for Supercomputing Applications|NCSA]] [[HTTPd]] daemon. They were [[Brian Behlendorf]], [[Roy Fielding]], [[Rob Hartill]], [[David Robinson]], [[Cliff Skolnick]], [[Randy Terbush]], [[Robert S. Thau]] and [[Andrew Wilson]] with additional contributions from [[Eric Hagberg]], [[Frank Peters]] and [[Nicolas Pioch]].

The enhanced product called the Apache server was released in April [[1995]]. In [[1999]], members of the Apache Group formed the Foundation to provide support for the Apache HTTP Server. The ASF has a membership of 151 members and approximately 1000 committers as of 2005.

==External links==
*http://www.apache.org
*http://wiki.apache.org/general
*http://wiki.apache.org/apachecon/FrontPage
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