The Apache Software Foundation welcomes the opportunity to present evidence to the strategic approach to open-source that the European Commission is developing. Our contribution is attached and focuses on four areas: 1) A global communiy matters more than code, 2) open source is sensitive to hurdles - let the community scratch our own itches, 3) the importance of Friction Free Participation/open access (also to ESO…
ASF
Apache Software Foundation
NGO · United States · EU Transparency Register 460992853150-94
2
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #295 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
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2024
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Supporter (not a member) of Open Forum Europe (OFE)
- a representative presence at the World Wide Web Consortium
- EMCA International (European Open Standards)
- Open Source Initiative Affiliate and Associate member of Eclipse.
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Registered as
- The Apache Software Foundation (ASF)
- Head office
- Wilmington, United states
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Apache Software Foundation filed 2 positions between 3 Feb 2026 and 13 Apr 2026, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
What they argued
The Apache Software Foundation (the ASF) compliments the commission on its draft guidance. We welcome the opportunity to respond in this public consultation. The guidance provides the software industry in general and the open source ecosystem with the much needed practical examples.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- ITI - Information Technology Industry Council · 2 files in common
- GÉANT · 2 files in common
- DECATHLON SE · 2 files in common
- Associazione Italiana Internet Provider · 2 files in common
- AMETIC · 2 files in common
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