"The issue is that the Apache Foundation have been used as a dumping ground for "unwanted" projects." Not quite... instead, Apache has been used by some projec

"The issue is that the Apache Foundation have been used as a dumping ground for "unwanted" projects." Not quite... instead, Apache has been used by some projects to give it a "kick-in-the-pants" and a renewed opportunity to grow and thrive. The ASF wouldn't take on any "dumped" project unless that opportunity was there. It's what the whole Incubation process is about. Sure, sometimes it doesn't pan out, but that is far from it being a place where projects "go to die". As far as "who thinks about Hadoop ... being ... Apache", well, everyone should. We kind of stress that people correctly make such attributions. As someone who clearly knows that Hadoop is under the ASF, you, for example, instead of perputuating FUD about Apache could be reminding people about the slew of incredibly successful, innovative and forward-think projects that live there.