The Apache Software Foundation provides support for the Apache community of open-source software projects.
The ASF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization incorporated in the United States of America.
It was formed primarily to:
- provide a foundation for open, collaborative software development projects by supplying hardware, communication, and business infrastructure
- create an independent legal entity to which companies and individuals can donate resources and be assured that those resources will be used for the public benefit
- provide a means for individual volunteers to be sheltered from legal suits directed at the Foundation's projects
- protect the 'Apache' brand, as applied to its software products, from being abused by other organizations
Niclas Hedhman (Jayway Malaysia) is member of the ASF and called committer in a couple of projects.
