Getting involved with Open Source at the ASF

1. 2015
Getting Involved with
Open Source at the
Apache Software Foundation
Billie
Rinaldi
Member,
Apache
So9ware
Founda=on
Sr.
Member
of
Technical
Staff,
Hortonworks
October
15,
2015
#GHC15
2015

2. 2015
About Me
§ Apache
So9ware
Founda=on
− Member
since
2012
− PMC
Member
of
Apache
Accumulo,
Apache
Ambari,
Apache
Incubator
− PPMC
Member
of
Apache
Slider
and
Mentor
of
Apache
HTrace
(incuba=ng
projects)
− Contributor
to
Apache
Hadoop,
Apache
Hive,
and
Apache
Pig
§ Hortonworks
− Sr.
Member
of
Technical
Staff
since
2012
Apache and all Apache project names are trademarks of the Apache Software Foundation."

3. 2015
About Me
§ Na=onal
Security
Agency
− Computer
Systems
Researcher
un=l
2012
§ Background
− Applied
Mathema=cs

4. 2015
First attempt at open source
Screenshot of: https://pages.vassar.edu/nafrank/tiling-art/"
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5. 2015
First attempt at open source

6. 2015
Second attempt at open source
Copyright © 2011-2014 The Apache Software Foundation: screenshot of http://accumulo.apache.org"
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7. 2015
Open Development
“The
Apache
projects
are
characterized
by
a
collabora=ve,
consensus
based
development
process,
an
open
and
pragma=c
so9ware
license,
and
a
desire
to
create
high
quality
so9ware
that
leads
the
way
in
its
field.
We
consider
ourselves
not
simply
a
group
of
projects
sharing
a
server,
but
rather
a
community
of
developers
and
users.”
hWp://www.apache.org/founda=on/sponsorship.html

8. 2015
About Apache
§ 501(c)3
non-­‐profit,
all-­‐volunteer
organiza=on
§ Provides
infrastructure
for
its
projects
§ Accepts
dona=ons
of
resources
for
its
projects
§ Protects
individuals
from
legal
suits
directed
at
its
projects
§ Protects
the
brand
of
its
so9ware
http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html"
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9. 2015
About Apache
§ >350
Open
Source
projects
and
ini=a=ves
§ >4500
commiWers
§ In
one
day,
Apache
infrastructure
served
2,245,423
unique
users
from
more
than
11,454
ci=es
in
206
countries
§ Popular
Apache
projects:
HWpd,
Subversion,
OpenOffice,
Tomcat,
Ant,
Maven,
Log4j,
Commons,
Hadoop
and
many
more
§ Over
300
million
web
servers
running
Apache
HWp
Server
in
September
2015
Apache and all Apache project names are trademarks of the Apache Software Foundation."

10. 2015
Why Apache?
§ Open
development
is
fun
and
rewarding.
§ Apache
is
a
great
place
to
par=cipate
in
and
learn
about
building
open
source
communi=es.
§ Anyone
can
volunteer.
§ Responsibility
is
earned.

11. 2015
Contributing
§ Join
mailing
lists
§ Read
and
par=cipate
in
discussions
§ Read
documenta=on
§ Look
at
open
=ckets
§ Look
at
code
§ Report
new
issues
§ Submit
patches!
hWp://apache.org/founda=on/ge=nvolved.html

12. 2015
How to learn more about a project
§ Website:
hWp://accumulo.apache.org
§ Source
repository
− Git:
hWps://git-­‐wip-­‐us.apache.org/repos/asf/accumulo.git
− GitHub
(mirror
only):
hWp://github.com/apache/accumulo
− Subversion:
hWp://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/accumulo
§ Bug
tracking
(JIRA):
hWps://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ACCUMULO
§ Con=nuous
Integra=on
(Jenkins):
hWps://builds.apache.org/
§ Mailing
lists:
LIST-­‐subscribe@PROJECT.apache.org
− dev@accumulo.apache.org
− user@accumulo.apache.org
− commits@accumulo.apache.org
− no=fica=ons@accumulo.apache.org
− Archives:
hWp://mail-­‐archives.apache.org/mod_mbox

13. 2015
Patches
1. Submit
a
patch
(aWach
it
to
a
JIRA
=cket,
or
submit
a
GitHub
pull
request)
2. Receive
and
incorporate
feedback
3. Submit
a
new
patch
4. Repeat
un=l
patch
is
commiWed

14. 2015
Project Roles and Responsibilities
§ Contributors
§ CommiWers
− Change
the
code
base
§ Project
Management
CommiWee
(PMC)
Members
− Write
bylaws
− Vote
on
releases
(including
reviewing
licensing)
− Propose/vote
on
new
commiWers/PMC
members
§ Project
Management
CommiWee
Chair
− Reports
project
status
to
Board
hWp://www.apache.org/founda=on/how-­‐it-­‐works.html#roles

15. 2015
Voting
§ +1,
±0,
-­‐1
§ Always
takes
place
on
mailing
lists
§ Usually
preceded
by
discussion
threads
§ Typically
runs
for
72
hours
to
allow
for
volunteers
in
differing
=me
zones
§ Covers
code
modifica=ons,
releases,
and
procedural
changes
hWp://apache.org/founda=on/vo=ng.html

16. 2015
Further Roles and Responsibilities
§ Members
− Propose/vote
on
new
members
&
on
the
board
§ Officers
− Oversee
day-­‐to-­‐day
opera=ons
§ Board
Members
− Oversee
founda=on
− Oversee/establish
Project
Management
CommiWees
hWp://www.apache.org/founda=on/how-­‐it-­‐works.html#roles

17. 2015
Secrets of Success
§ Make
friends,
aWend
conferences
/
meetups
§ Be
pa=ent
and
persistent
§ Start
with
younger
projects
(Apache
Incubator)
§ Read
documenta=on
and
help
others
§ Learn
about
managing
nega=vity
in
open
source
communi=es
− How
to
Thoroughly
Insult
and
Offend
People
hWps://youtu.be/rOWmrl92FI
Gina
Likins,
Red
Hat

18. 2015
Summary
§ Open
source
is
fun
and
rewarding.
§ Apache
provides
a
lot
of
resources
to
help
you
get
started.
§ Come
code
with
us!

19. 2015
Questions?
§ Contact
− billie@apache.org,
billie@hortonworks.com
− @billierinaldi
− hWps://www.linkedin.com/in/billierinaldi

20. 2015
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