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Apache Comes With Too Much Community Overhead?

Posted by Zonk on from the many-hands-make-light-work dept.

drizzle writes "There's an interesting story on the Apache Marketing blog about whether or not Apache projects come with too much overhead, especially compared with other services or a roll-your-own approach. The article states, 'It's true that compared with SourceForge, Apache has a more rigorous management structure. The ASF has formalized processes and procedures that we believe represent best practices governance. All new projects must pass through an incubation period to ensure that all of the project's members have internalized these processes. However, each project's leadership has a tremendous amount of discretion in managing within this framework.' There is also a follow up article written by one of the httpd developers about 'What Apache brings to the table.' The article cites community, experience, legal framework, diversity, brand strength, and networking as reasons why developers and companies should consider bringing their projects over to Apache."

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  1. Well, it should read: by HeliumHigh · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Apache Comes With Too Much of a Color Overdose?"
    Hoowwllleeeeeyyyy crap. I thought Rob didn't have an 'eye' for color _before_ I saw the Apache page.

    Seriously. Purple. Purple AND Yellow. Eugh!!

  2. People should use Scrinchy instead by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Apache has become rather bloated , and its
    community is a part of that bloat.

    A smaller, simpler server is in order, such as Scrinchy.
                      http://scrinchy.org/

    Or, look at the numerous other small servers, here:
                      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_web_servers