Alpha-Omega provides seed-funding for first effort to help encourage broad participation across open source ecosystemWilmington, DE , March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the global home of open source software the world relies on, today announced ASF Initiatives, a new fundraising program that will help meet the growing global demand for ASF software by hardening ubiquitous Apache projects with additional financial support for Foundation governance operations, open source projects, and project communities.
"The ASF Initiatives program allows organizations to directly support specific strategic priorities that will benefit the entire ASF open source ecosystem.” Sponsor the ASF Tooling InitiativeThe ASF’s Tooling Initiative requires an increase to the ASF's annual budget by $500,000 to maintain the Foundation's commitment to the highest standards of software development and community support.
Additional Initiatives are in the planning stages and include security capabilities that meet the EU's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and US’s CISA recommendations. "As demands on open source software continue to grow, particularly in areas of security and infrastructure support, the ASF is expanding its capabilities to meet these challenges head-on," said Ruth Suehle, President of the Apache Software Foundation.
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