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For a nonprofit, apache seems to have an unhealthy affection for solving scaling problems that only a few giant rich companies have
by cblconfederate 5y ago
For a nonprofit, apache seems to have an unhealthy affection for solving scaling problems that only a few giant rich companies have
- detaro 5y agoThat criticism doesn't really make sense, given that Apache the non-profit isn't developing the software.
- cblconfederate 5y agoBut it is funding it
- detaro 5y agoThe Apache Foundation isn't funding development in any meaningful way, no.
- uDontKnowMe 5y agoWhat does the Apache Foundation do/provide/give these projects if no funding is involved? Is it just like a governance thing like "if this project falls into an abandoned state, we'll oversee the process of transferring ownership to any interested and credible parties interested in taking over"?
- detaro 5y agoMostly a governance thing, yes. "Community infrastructure, coordination and legal framework in a box".
- kristjansson 5y agoYou’ve got the flow backwards. Giant rich companies contribute projects that solve their problems to the ASF