+1 from me as well -Ayush
On Thu, 1 Oct 2026 at 12:52, Raúl Cumplido <[email protected]> wrote: > > +1 . > > Great to see new ALCs being created. > > Regards, > Raúl > > El mié, 30 sept 2026 a las 21:30, Kanchana Welagedara > (<[email protected]>) escribió: > > > > +1 from me . > > Cheers, > > Kanchana > > > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 10:20 AM Gavin McDonald <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi All. > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2026 at 7:17 PM Rich Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I support the creation of this ALC. I know Ezra and vouch for his > > > > ability > > > > to lead this effort. I spoke with him (and Seth and Julius) last night > > > > about what’s involved, and the brand responsibilities associated with > > > this. > > > > If it is necessary for a Member to sign on to this, I’m happy to put my > > > > name on it. > > > > > > > > > > Unless there are objections to this in the next few days, I feel like we > > > need to approve this and unblock these people. > > > With Rich mentoring I am happy to approve this, and acclimating to my new > > > ALC role I for my part will help get the paperwork > > > started aka their Confluence wiki pages and see that we start getting a > > > report in from them. > > > > > > Kind Regards > > > > > > Gavin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 30, 2026, at 11:03 PM, Yendau Ezra <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi ComDev Team, > > > > > > > > > > My name is Ezra Yendau, a software engineer and open-source community > > > > > organizer based in Ghana. > > > > > > > > > > I am writing to formally express interest in establishing an Apache > > > Local > > > > > Community (ALC) chapter in Ghana, ALC Ghana. > > > > > > > > > > Over the past few years, the software development ecosystem in Ghana > > > has > > > > > seen rapid growth, with increasing interest in big data, cloud > > > > > infrastructure, and open-source software. However, many local > > > developers > > > > > are still looking for structured guidance on how to actively > > > > > contribute > > > > to > > > > > Apache projects and embrace "The Apache Way." > > > > > > > > > > Our goals for ALC Ghana include: > > > > > 1. Awareness & Education: Hosting workshops, meetups, and technical > > > talks > > > > > on popular Apache projects (e.g., Kafka, Airflow, Spark, CloudStack). > > > > > 2. Open Source Mentorship: Guiding local developers, students, and > > > > > engineers on how to become active contributors and maintainers within > > > the > > > > > ASF ecosystem. > > > > > 3. Ecosystem Collaboration: Partnering with local tech communities and > > > > > universities to advocate for open-source principles across West > > > > > Africa. > > > > > > > > > > Initial Organizers: > > > > > - Ezra Yendau (Lead / Contact Person) > > > > > - Seth Mensah (Co-Lead) > > > > > - Julius Boakye (Co-Organizer) > > > > > > > > > > We would love your feedback on this proposal and to learn the next > > > > official > > > > > steps to launch ALC Ghana under the Apache Community Development > > > umbrella > > > > > formally. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for your time and support! > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > > > > > Ezra Yendau, > > > > > LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezra-yendau-601ba3246/ > > > > > GitHub: https://www.github.com/ezi-code > > > > > Wa, Ghana. > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > *Gavin McDonald - * > > > Systems Administrator, ASF Infrastructure Team > > > V.P Travel Assistance Committee > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
