https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Bertrand-Board.mp3 Bertrand Delacrétaz recently stepped down from the board after serving 14 terms. He talks a bit about how the world, and the Foundation, have changed in those years, and why you might like to run for the Board. https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Bert…

Are you interested in being a board member at the ASF? Justin Mclean is currently serving his fourth term as a board member at the Apache Software Foundation. In this short clip, he talks about his role there. https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Justin-Mclean-Board-of-Directors.mp3 Prefer video? That’s here.…

At Community over Code in Bratislava, Justin talked a little about his role as VP Incubator. https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Justin-Mclean-VP-Incubator.mp3 Prefer video? That’s here.על ידי rbowen

Shane had to leave early, so we recorded his lightning talk ahead of time. Prefer video? That’s HERE. https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/shane_lightning.mp3על ידי rbowen

The Travel Assistance Committee (TAC) is a program at the Apache Software Foundation that helps cover the expenses of attending an ASF event, such as Community Over Code in Bratislava, where I interviewed Stefan Vodita, one of the recipients for that event. https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Stefan-Vodita-TAC-recipient.mp3 TA…

At Community over Code in Bratislava, I spoke with Etienne Studer about the Develocity service, which is offered to all Apache projects. If your project is interested in taking advantage of this service, this video discusses what the benefits are, and how to sign up. https://dpeuniversity.gradle.com/ https://feathercast.apache.org/wp-content/upload…

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/…

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…