I’ve been thinking a lot over the last few years about making more persuasive, pragmatic arguments as to why companies should engage in ASF projects in meaningful ways. Rather than just a bug fix or feature here or there, to think strategically about long-term engagement in projects, earning trust and influence over the road map, and financially supporting the project and the foundation.
I’ve started a rough draft here: https://github.com/apache/comdev-site/pull/216 (You can have a look by switching your git clone to this branch (`git checkout rbowen-company-involvement`), running the site locally (`sh run-local.sh`), and loading http://localhost:1313/companies/ in your browser. Your input is welcome. The goal here is to encourage companies to think about how, and why, they participate in ASF projects, and to do so in ways that respect vendor neutrality and project brands. But also not to duplicate content that is already elsewhere on our various websites — so links are greatly preferred over voluminous prose. Please note that it’s not done yet, so your diffs may quickly become outdated. I’m still drafting. But I hope to have a first draft done by the end of this week. — Rich Bowen [email protected]
