Project Summary
Our aim here is to help newcomers to The Apache Software Foundation take their first steps on their way to being a part of our community. We do not focus on any specific projects here, we focus on the common structures and processes you will find in the majority of ASF projects. Our goal is to help you understand how the ASF works and give you the confidence to participate more directly.
We are not really a software development project, although we do have some software tools that are useful for finding your way around Apache projects. These tools would be useful for other foundations and community groups.
In a Nutshell, Apache Community Development...
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has a well established, mature codebase
maintained by a very large development team
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took an estimated 32 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in November, 2009
ending with its most recent commit 7 months ago
Quick Reference
Apache License 2.0
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Use Patent Claims
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Hold Liable
Use Trademarks
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These details are provided for information only. No information here is legal advice and should not be used as such.
This Project has No vulnerabilities Reported Against it
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