===== Apache Software Foundation (ASF) =====
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Source: [[https://www.apache.org/foundation/| About the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) ]]

  : //The mission of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is to provide software for the public good. We do this by providing services and support for many like-minded software project communities consisting of individuals who choose to participate in ASF activities.//
  
  : //committers. Through the ASF's meritocratic process known as "The Apache Way," more than 730 individual Members and 7,000 Committers successfully collaborate to develop freely available enterprise-grade software, benefiting millions of users worldwide: thousands of software solutions are distributed under the Apache License; and the community actively participates in ASF mailing lists, mentoring initiatives, and ApacheCon, the Foundation's official user conference, trainings, and expo.//

**Note** Although the ASF is a Corporate Project and thus, strictly speaking a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:d:defactostd|de facto standards]] organization, the Apache License is part of the larger [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.b_stds:tech:osi:start]] and thus, considered a Technical vice //de facto// Standard.

==== Technical Standards ====

  * [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.b_stds:tech:asf:apa_2.0]]

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