"Open source and all-volunteer group, the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), today announced that last year finished as its strongest yet. Not only does this indicate just what most already know--that open source is growing from strength to strength--but also that it doesn't take big money and a for-profit attitude for this to happen.
"'We are grateful to all those individuals--members, committers, developers, users, and supporters--who have contributed to our success over the past year,' said ASF Chairman Jim Jagielski in a press release..."