rbowen

To: rdo-list@redhat.com

In Paris, we talked about what we might do to get more of RDO testing/ci out into the open, and a great opportunity has arisen out of that conversation. You can read the full details on the centos-devel list, at http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/2014-December/012454.html

In short, this is an opportunity to move some or all of our testing/CI onto community infrastructure, and get more engagement from the CentOS community, as well as make it easier for you, the RDO community, to participate in things that have, up until now, been handled mostly by people inside Red Hat. This is what you told us, in Paris, you wanted to have more access to and visibility into.

If you're interested in participating in this effort, please have a look at http://wiki.centos.org/QaWiki/PubHardware , get subscribed to centos-devel - http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel - and jump in.

--Rich

rbowen

ApacheCon Budapest 2014

Last week, the Apache Software Foundation, with the help of the Linux Foundation event team, hosted ApacheCon Europe in lovely Budapest, Hungary at the gorgeous Corinthia hotel.

If my count is right, this was the 24th event to bear the name 'ApacheCon', and the 8th time we've done it in Europe. Also, we were celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Apache Software Foundation, which incorporated in June of 1999.

Every ApacheCon has its own set of memories, from Douglas Adams pacing the stage in London, to the ApacheCon Jam Sessions in Dublin, to the Segway tours in San Diego, to the funeral march in New Orleans. And Budapest was no different - a wonderful event with lots of great memories.

On Sunday night, I had dinner with the TAC'ers. The Apache Travel Assistance Committee is a program by which we get people to ApacheCon who could otherwise not afford to be there. This is critical to the mission of the ASF, because it builds th

rbowen

We've Always Done It That Way

From a Lightning Talk at ApacheCon Budapest

As you know, the Apache Software Foundation has a number of mottos that we like to use. Like, "Community Over Code", and "No Jerks Allowed." Another popular motto recently has been "We've Always Done It That Way."

As you no doubt know, the ASF is an organization deeply rooted in tradition, which means that we never, ever change the way that we do anything. Those of you who have been around the ASF for a long time can verify this.

Here's a few of the things that have been the same at the ASF for all time.

rbowen

ApacheCon North America returns to Austin

We just got done with ApacheCon Europe in Budapest last week - http://apachecon.eu/ - and it's time to start thinking about ApacheCon North America.

We'll be holding ApacheCon North America, April 13-17th, 2015, in Austin, Texas. The call for papers is already open, at http://apachecon.com/, and we are hoping that this event will represent the breadth of the Apache Software Foundation projects.

rbowen

= ApacheCon North America returns to Austin =

We just got done with ApacheCon Europe in Budapest last week - http://apachecon.eu/ - and it's time to start thinking about ApacheCon North America.

We'll be holding ApacheCon North America, April 13-17th, 2015, in Austin, Texas. The call for papers is already open, at http://apachecon.com/, and we are hoping that this event will represent the breadth of the Apache Software Foundation projects.

==  Organize your community ==

The most important thing at this stage in the process is getting the Apache community involved in this event. ApacheCon exists to unite our community, get various projects to interact with one another, and bring new members into our community. The best way to accomplish these goals is to ensure that your project has representation at ApacheCon. Here are four specific areas where we need the help of Apache project communities:

rbowen

ASF publishes long-overdue Code Of Conduct

We pride ourselves at the Apache Software Foundation on our principles of "community 
over code" and "don't be a jerk", but, alas, we've been slow to codify some of these 
things in public. Part of this, I'm sure, is that we all *just know* how we're 
supposed to treat people, and so you shouldn't have to say, right?

But, of course, you do have to say. In part because some people don't know. In 
part because everyone needs to know that we consider it important enough to stand 
up and talk about it.

rbowen

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