Hi, This year, I gave several talks at universities in China about my open-source experience, including stories from the ASF Incubator, where undergraduate and postgraduate students can both earn merit. And, of course, I talked about the culture and history of the ASF.
They typically cover my travel expenses, while I paid for it myself once. Sometimes, they might give me some money under the name of tuition fees. So far, I'm mainly focusing on connecting with the students and bringing them to ASF projects. I don't find the teachers or university officers express too much interest in collaboration. I can imagine some labs may want to open-source their work, and a university officer may want to set up a strategic cooperation with international OSS foundations to improve their KPI of graduate quality. But I'm yet to develop deeper in either direction and didn't see a strong signal from the university side to move forward. I'll keep advocating the ASF and open source in universities, and I'd like to hear your experience on what kinds of collaboration are typically doable. Best, tison. Rich Bowen <[email protected]> 于2026年7月29日周三 23:20写道： > Hey folks, > > At UN Open Source Week in late June, Sander Striker introduced me to > Bill Branan, who runs the Open Source Program Office at Johns Hopkins > University. We had a follow-up call on July 20. > > Bill's core interest is understanding when Apache is a good fit for > academic/research software projects coming out of JHU. He's looking at > the full picture - what the ASF offers, what the Incubator journey > looks like, and how projects build sustainable communities once they > arrive. We also talked about when a project might better fit at some > other foundation. > > He's also interested in better messaging around the value proposition > of Apache as a foundation home - specifically for research software > that has outgrown its university lab but needs governance and community > infrastructure to thrive. > > I offered to mentor any JHU projects that look like a good fit, or at > least keep the conversation going as they evaluate their options. > > Academic OSPOs are an underserved audience for our "how to get > involved" messaging. If JHU projects start showing up at the > Incubator, having clear onboarding paths helps everyone. > > There may be an opportunity for ComDev to develop materials > specifically aimed at institutional/academic projects considering > Apache. > > I'd really like to talk with anyone else that is already working > in this kind of space, and compare notes. > > -- Rich > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
