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Contributing to
The Apache Software Foundation
As a volunteer-based organization, the Apache Software Foundation
stands most in need of dedicated volunteers who can work on software,
documentation, or administrative issues within each of the
ASF projects, including the Foundation
project itself. Other ways to contribute include providing services
or equipment for use by the Foundation, or
donating money to the Foundation.
In terms of software developers, there is typically a large need
for people willing to test the various pieces of software, in various
environments, and to track, reproduce, isolate, and fix problems
reported by the user community. Speaking of which, we consider the
reporting of problems to our tracking systems to be a valuable
contribution as well. Directions for how you can contribute in
these ways can be found in each of the project
websites.
The Apache Software Foundation is also looking for new or existing
collaborative software development projects that are in need of a home.
This includes both projects related and unrelated to the existing
ASF projects.
Not a software developer? Don't worry, there are plenty of other ways
you can contribute. Our customers, the users of our free software
products, are part of the Apache community as well. Organizing
local user groups, volunteering to work on user conferences, and
helping less experienced users on the various on-line forums are all
ways in which you can contribute to the ASF projects. Likewise, the
Foundation project can often benefit from people with administrative
experience or access to specialized communication facilities.
If you wish to provide equipment for use by the Foundation, please
contact us before attempting to send it
"here" directly -- the nature of our virtual enterprise is such that
the equipment and services used to support our projects are located
all over the world.
Individuals and companies can now donate funds to support the
Foundation and its projects. You can do so by sending a check or
money order, payable to "The Apache Software Foundation", directly
to our Treasurer at
The Apache Software Foundation
c/o Covalent Technologies, Inc.
1200 'N' Street, Suite 112
Lincoln, NE 68508
USA
Please include the name under which you wish the donation to be credited,
either your own or the third-party if it is a gift on behalf of someone
else, and an e-mail address to which we can acknowledge receipt. This
information will not be used for any other purpose.
We will send a physical receipt by normal mail for any donations
of US$100 or more, provided you include a return address.
We are currently working on a process for making donations easier
through the use of a secure server for credit card transactions.
The Apache Software Foundation is a private operating foundation
that is not yet registered as a nonprofit or charitable organization
under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. This means
that, for individuals within the U.S., donations to the ASF are
not tax-deductible. However, donations can potentially be
treated by companies as a business expense, as part of the cost of
doing business, provided that the business benefits by the continued
existence of one or more of the ASF projects. We are not accountants,
so this should not be trusted as financial advice of any kind, but
hopefully this description will be useful to those who advise you in
these matters.
More information about this and related issues can be found at the
Internet Nonprofit Center.
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