Ask HN: What're the advantages of becoming an Apache project?

16 points by talking_panda 5 years ago | 4 comments

I have been reading Apache Software Foundation website (https://www.apache.org/#) but I am unable to decipher what are the benefits an open source software gets by becoming an Apache project. As far as I can tell it is not the Apache license; any OSS can use the Apache license. The bar to becoming Apache project also seems pretty high so I am assuming there must be lot of benefits that I am missing. Is someone here familiar with ASF and can shed light on why one should consider making their OSS an Apache project? Thanks in advance.

covener 5 years ago |

It gives maintainers legal protections and prospective users some idea/promises of the project governance. In the past, it gave you infrastructure too, but that is not so relevant anymore.

talking_panda 5 years ago | |

Could you expand more on the legal protections?

mbay 5 years ago |

I'd assume that many people view it as an honor and a credential.

borplk 5 years ago |

For what it's worth I vaguely remember listening to a podcast episode some years ago where some people were discussing a decision to become an Apache project.

It may have been this one (but not sure as I didn't listen to it again): https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/378