20+ year Apache Member here... yea, it is pretty much prestige. But you get community, infrastructure, legal, branding, as well as mentoring on 'how do to open

20+ year Apache Member here... yea, it is pretty much prestige. But you get community, infrastructure, legal, branding, as well as mentoring on 'how do to open source'. It is all pretty well documented. Here are a couple good links to get you started... The Apache Way https://www.apache.org/theapacheway/ https://www.apache.org/theapacheway/ The PMC oversees the projects: https://www.apache.org/dev/pmc.html https://www.apache.org/dev/pmc.html