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Celebrating a Decade of Open Source Leadership

Exactly ten years ago, the highly dedicated members of the Apache Group decided to secure the future of the Apache HTTP Server by forming The Apache Software Foundation

Globally Recognized Open Source Organization Celebrates a Decade of Leadership

What: The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) will hold a press conference to commemorate a decade of innovation in Open Source software and community development at ApacheCon Europe 2009, its official user conference. ASF representatives will also be available to answer the media’s questions and explain the various aspects of ApacheCon; a photo opportunity (pool for broadcast media) will be arranged after the press conference.

When: Wednesday, 25 March 2009 at 5.00PM in conjunction with ApacheCon Europe. Welcome Reception immediately to follow. Registered media are encouraged to attend the full conference: 23-27 March 2009.

Where: Conference Centre of Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre (Piet Heinkade 11, 1019 BR Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Who: Incorporated in 1999, the all-volunteer, non-profit Foundation oversees more than sixty-five award-winning and diverse Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP Server — the world’s most popular Web server software since its creation in 1994. Evolving from the original eight developers known as “the Apache Group“, The ASF today comprises nearly 300 individual Members and over 2,000 Committers collaborating across six continents through The ASF’s successful meritocratic process known as “The Apache Way“. The Foundation supports the incubation and development of enterprise-grade, freely available software while minimizing potential legal exposure of intellectual property and financial contributions. Apache products benefit millions of Internet users worldwide, with thousands of software solutions available under the popular Apache License distributed in both Open Source and proprietary products. The ASF footprint continues to grow, helping the global Open Source community through mailing lists, mentoring initiatives, and ApacheCon, the Foundation’s official conference, trainings, and expo. Day-to-day operating expenses are offset by individual donations and corporate sponsors that include Google, HP, Microsoft, Progress Software, SpringSource, and Yahoo! For more information.