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It's a misconception of what Apache is. It's legal umbrella for open source projects, not an organization with a goal of actually developing projects.
by KptMarchewa 4y ago
It's a misconception of what Apache is. It's legal umbrella for open source projects, not an organization with a goal of actually developing projects.
- jrochkind1 4y agoGood point, and fair. Apache presumably has criteria for accepting an open source project? Although all I can find is this, marked "draft": https://www.apache.org/dev/project-requirements https://www.apache.org/dev/project-requirements But I'd suggest they need some, and also minimum requirements for remaining an Apache project, which if not met, the project will be either removed, or perhaps just clearly marked archived/unmaintained/historical on apache pages. (a status from which perhaps there is a way to escape with renewed attention as well).
- rodgerd 4y agoIn the case of OpenOffice, they've repeatedly gamed efforts to close them down by doing bad-faith "releases" to pretend that they've got activity. ASF governance is weak, and that's why it might as well be the Abandonware Software Foundation.
- KptMarchewa 4y agoI think Apache Attic is exactly this. https://attic.apache.org/ https://attic.apache.org/