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Apache Software Foundation takes Subversion in
Blog Subversion, the open source version control system, is now an Apache Software Foundation incubator project. Both the Apache Software Foundation and CollabNet were founded by Brian Behlendorf, the main developer of the Apache HTTP server in its...
[November 6, 2009, 15:03]
Apache patch covers HTTP security hole
News The Apache Software Foundation released on Wednesday an updated version of its market-leading Web server software, primarily to patch previously undisclosed security holes. The Apache foundation said in a statement that it did not believe the bug...
[May 30, 2003, 10:13]
JBoss and Apache clash on shared code
News The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) and JBoss are at odds over various sections of code in the Geronimo and JBoss application servers. In summary, the source code incriminated by Exhibit A [a section of code which JBoss claimed Apache had copied...
[November 12, 2004, 16:55]
Microsoft funds Apache
News Microsoft has begun funding the Apache Software Foundation, one of open-source software's biggest supporters. Microsoft is becoming a sponsor of the Apache Software Foundation [ASF]. The Apache License governs the foundation's projects.
[July 28, 2008, 10:49]
Microsoft commits another £60K to Apache
News Microsoft has contributed another $100,000 (£60,000) to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), following on from its surprise move last year to begin funding the open-source organisation. We're happy to share another milestone in our work with open...
[November 5, 2009, 13:56]
Apache open-source site attacked
News In a notice posted on its Web site, the Apache Software Foundation said its public server -- which handles mailing lists and stores source code for all foundation projects -- was illegally accessed earlier last month.
[June 1, 2001, 9:16]
SpamAssassin 3.0 adopts Apache licence
News Project leaders for the widely used software chose to enter the fold of the Apache Software Foundation to take advantage of the nonprofit group's legal and technical resources. The Apache Software Foundation is broader, though, governing several...
[September 23, 2004, 8:55]
Security warning too quick for comfort?
News Network protection company Internet Security Systems published a security advisory for Apache, the Internet's most popular Web server, and gave the Apache Foundation, which created the software, less than two hours to respond.
[June 18, 2002, 9:21]
IBM targets SMEs with open source Java buy
News Based in El Segundo, California, Gluecode sells corporate customers services around a suite of open source software developed at the Apache Foundation. LeBlanc said IBM's familiarity with the Apache license and Gluecode employees' connections at...
[May 11, 2005, 10:15]
Open source picks some new fights
News There's more to come: The Apache Foundation and ObjectWeb are constructing a growing number of Java server software components to rival proprietary applications. Last week, a company called Gluecode began selling technical support and maintenance...
[November 22, 2004, 14:45]
Attacks increase on Apache servers
News Although the latest release was produced mainly to patch these three vulnerabilities, systems still running version 1.2 will, according to the Apache Foundation, also find expanded platform support and improved performance if they upgrade to the...
[December 11, 2002, 10:59]
JBoss offers customers legal protection
News Formed under the auspices of the Apache Software Foundation, Geronimo has set out to release a Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) application server similar to JBoss' J2EE-based software. Earlier this month, JBoss Group lawyers sent the Apache...
[November 17, 2003, 8:37]
Open source: KDE hits back at GNOME
News The GNOME camp likened the Foundation to the Apache Foundation, which governs the direction of the Apache open-source Web server. When the Gnome Foundation was born a few weeks ago, rivals at the KDE Project said, in a Web posting for all to see...
[September 11, 2000, 8:22]
Sun lowers barriers to open-source Java
News The issue has rankled with the Apache Software Foundation enough that it voted in July against a major new Java specification, Java Enterprise Edition 6, whose technical details it supported. The Apache Software Foundation is free to use the...
[August 9, 2007, 9:01]
Symbian vs Android: How they square up
News In contrast, the Apache licensing agreement is less tolerant of software patents. Signatories of Apache version 2.0 agree to exceptions to the irrevocable nature of software patents granted under the licence.
[June 26, 2008, 11:32]
Red Hat takes on application-server market
News Jonas competes with two other open-source application servers, JBoss from JBoss Group, and Geronimo from the Apache Software Foundation. Apache and ObjectWeb announced earlier in December they're working together to achieve J2EE certification from...
[December 19, 2003, 9:00]
New boost for open-source community
News Expanding the imprint of open-source software, the Apache Software Foundation will launch an open-source project around business process management server on Monday. The software, which will be developed under the auspices of the existing Jakarta...
[October 1, 2004, 9:10]
Apache 2.0 served up
News After three years of development the new version, which has a radically different architecture from previous versions, is now considered stable enough for production use, according to the Apache HTTP Software Foundation.
[April 8, 2002, 13:01]
Motorola chooses home for its open-source Java
News Motorola plans to build an open-source version of Java for gadgets such as mobile phones within the framework of the Apache Software Foundation. The work to develop the Java Micro Edition (ME) software will use the Apache License, Motorola said...
[November 2, 2006, 10:16]
Apache issues anti-DoS patch
News The Apache Software Foundation has released a patch for its Apache 2.0 HTTP Server to thwart a "significant" denial-of-service vulnerability. The foundation urged, "All Apache 2.0 users are encouraged to upgrade now.
[April 4, 2003, 10:12]
