> It feels like Apache is willing to accept code donations from anyone and is willing to attach the foundation's name to code that isn't widely used, actively maintained, or may just be abandonware.
That’s incorrect. Projects need to report quarterly and need a Project Management Committee of at least three people, or they are retired. Retired projects may not make releases.
(Source: past ASF board member, who used to review those reports each month.)
There are a fair number of retired projects, and others that may become retired within the near-to-medium term. The ASF has been around for a while, and every software project has a life cycle. Those are still associated with the ASF brand because Google, whatcha gonna do? An explicit retirement policy overseen by a board is still superior to how the vast majority of open source projects approach end-of-life.
That’s incorrect. Projects need to report quarterly and need a Project Management Committee of at least three people, or they are retired. Retired projects may not make releases.
(Source: past ASF board member, who used to review those reports each month.)
There are a fair number of retired projects, and others that may become retired within the near-to-medium term. The ASF has been around for a while, and every software project has a life cycle. Those are still associated with the ASF brand because Google, whatcha gonna do? An explicit retirement policy overseen by a board is still superior to how the vast majority of open source projects approach end-of-life.