What did ASF do wrong?
The ASF celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. It’s remarkable for a non-profit software organization to thrive for so long. It was founded before the turn of the century, and many things have changed since then.
Open sourcing has become increasingly significant in today’s world, and open source collaboration happens more frequently. Different countries have established or are in the process of establishing laws to regulate open source development. Software foundations like the ASF are facing more and more challenges. However, at the same time, the ASF’s reputation and public recognition seem to have weakened.
So, what has the ASF done wrong? What steps should we take to attract more contributors and projects? How can we make the ASF a welcoming home for new and modern projects?
I’m Xuanwo, born in the 1990s, and I began contributing to open source projects in 2013. The first ASF project I became deeply involved with is OpenDAL, which entered the incubator on February, 2023, and graduated on January, 2024. Currently, I am actively working on projects like Arrow, Iceberg, and Paimon. I became an ASF member in March 2024.
