PMCs – Project Management Committees – at the Apache Software Foundation have a PMC Chair, who is a Vice President of the Foundation. And while that sounds very fancy and powerful, it’s really not. Shane Curcuru, the PMC Chair of Apache Whimsy, talks about what being a PMC Chair really means, and what their job is. https://feathercast.apache.org/wp…

At Community Over Code in Bratislava, I spoke with Navendu Pottekkat about his work on APISIX, and what the project is up to. The last time I spoke with the project was just over four years ago while they were still incubating. https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/APISix-Navendu-Pottekkat.mp3 If you prefer video, that’s here. L…

I first met Kanchana at ApacheCon Asia in 2006 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She’s been involved in the ASF in various capacities for more than 20 years. In this interview, from Community Over Code Europe, she talks about how her involvement has evolved over those years. https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kanchana-20-years-at-Apache…

At Community Over Code in Bratislava, I got to talk with two members of the Apache Logging Services PMC -Piotr Karwasz and Matt Sicker about the recent work on Log4J. If you’re a Log4J user, you’ll want to know about the security and performance enhancements, and how to take advantage of them. https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/…

Lots of people consume open source, but never give much thought to contributing. I talked with Ryan Skraba about how and why he made that first contribution, and how we can help others to do the same. https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Ryan-Skraba-Getting-started-and-mentoring-others.mp3 Prefer video? That’s HERE.…

At Community Over Code Europe 2024 in Bratislava, there was a room of “poster sessions” – something you may have experienced before at academic conferences. Various individuals or projects provided a poster covering some topic, and then spent some time there discussing it with anyone who was interested. I spoke with Boris Stoyanov about his Cloudst…

At the recent Community Over Code, in Bratislava, I had a number of conversations with people in various roles at the Apache Software Foundation. One of these was with Ivet Petrova Madzharova, marketing lead for Apache Cloustack. We talked about one of my favorite topics – getting involved in so-called “non-technical” roles in open source projects.…

At the recent Community Over Code event in Bratislava I had a series of conversations with participants from across the Apache Software Foundation about how and why they got involved, and how you can get involved. Philipp Ottlinger is a member of the Travel Assistance Committee and is also the PMC Chair of the Creadur project. He talks about what s…

Have you ever considered getting involved at the Apache Software Foundation, but aren’t sure where to get started? No matter what your skills are, there’s a place for you. At Community Over Code in Bratislava, I spoke with Brian Proffitt, VP Marketing & Publicity, about how he leverages his writing and journalism skills at the ASF. Prefer video? Th…

Stamatis Zampetakis gives us an overview of what’s in the new 4.0 release of Apache Hive, and what’s next for the project. Download: https://hive.apache.org/general/downloads/ Project information: https://hive.apache.org/ Prefer video? That’s HERE. https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Apache-Hive-Stamatis-Zampetakis.mp3…

Community Over Code Europe 2024 (formerly called ApacheCon) will be held in Bratislava, Slovakia, June 3-5 2024. Come join us! https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/community_over_code_eu_2024.mp3 Prefer video? That’s HERE. Links: Event site: https://eu.communityovercode.org/ How to get there: https://eu.communityovercode.org/ho…

Apache Heron (Incubating) is “A realtime, distributed, fault-tolerant stream processing engine” Project member Josh Fischer talks with me about what that actually means. https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/heron_josh.mp3 Project info: https://heron.apache.org/ Prefer video? https://youtu.be/QD1Pto-HQzc…

Myrle Krantz is a member of the Apache Fineract community, which is an open source project which supports microfinance providers. https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fineract_feathercast_final_edit.mp3 She will also be giving a keynote at the upcoming ApacheCon in Montreal. Fineract: http://fineract.apache.org/ ApacheCon North…

The first feathercast is now available! It features David Reid talking to Noirin Plunkett about Dublin to try and help those travelling there in June for ApacheCon EU. Related links The Apache Software Foundation http://www.apache.org/ ApacheCon http://www.apachecon.com/ ApacheCon Wiki http://wiki.apache.org/apachecon/FrontPage Guiness Jameson Whis…