Jim Jagielski

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Jim Jagielski
Born
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Johns Hopkins University
Occupationsoftware engineer
Board member of Apache Software Foundation Director, 1999-2019, 2025 [1] ;
Open Source Initiative Director, 2010-2013
Outercurve Foundation Director, 2009-Present
Website www.jimjag.com

Jim Jagielski is an American software engineer who was a co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation, specializing in Open Source, InnerSource, web and cloud technologies.

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Professional activity

In 1994, Jagielski founded jaguNET Access Services, a web host and ISP. He has served as CTO for Zend Technologies. [2] Additionally, Jagielski has served as the Open Source Program Office lead for companies such as Red Hat, [3] Capital One, [4] VMWare, [5] Uber, [6] and currently Salesforce. [7]

Later, he served as editor of the A/UX FAQ and system administrator for Jagubox, the primary repository for third-party software for Apple's A/UX operating system. [8]

Apache Software Foundation

After doing some development on the NCSA HTTPd web server, he started with Apache in early-to-mid 1995. [9] Jagielski is one of the co-founders of the Apache Software Foundation and served for several years as director, chairman, president, and executive vice-president of the ASF. [10] Jagielski is the original Chair of the Apache Incubator project. [11]

Other board and council memberships

In 2010, Jagielski was appointed to the board of directors of the CodePlex Foundation, [12] which was later renamed to Outercurve Foundation. [13] Jagielski also serves as the president for Outercurve. [14]

In 2011, Jagielski was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Open Source Initiative. [15] He resigned in September 2013. [16] The following year, Jagielski was appointed as a new Council member of the MARSEC-XL Foundation. [17] Jagielski is a member of OASIS Open's Open Projects Advisory Council. [18]

Awards

Jagielski was one of the recipients of the O'Reilly Open Source Awards at OSCON 2012. [19]

In 2015, Jagielski was awarded the European Commission/Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group's Luminary Award in Creating Open Engagement Platforms for his global efforts in promoting Open Source as an Innovation process. [20]

References

  1. https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-software-foundation-announces-new-board-members
  2. Zend Technologies Extends U.S. Presence; Open-Source Advocate Jim Jagielski Joins PHP Technology Leader, retrieved 18dec2007
  3. "Jim Jagielski".
  4. "The "Why" of Inner Source". October 17, 2018.
  5. "#11 Jim Jagielski, Chairman, the Apache Software Foundation". February 22, 2010.
  6. "Open Source 101 - Jim Jagielski - Uber - OS101". YouTube . April 11, 2021.
  7. "The importance of open source licensing with Jim Jagielski". YouTube . February 27, 2024.
  8. Usenet FAQs By Author: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov
  9. Apache Committers
  10. Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors, Retrieved on December 23, 2007
  11. "Apache Phone Book". people.apache.org. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  12. "Board of Directors". Outercurve Foundation. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  13. "The CodePlex Foundation Rebrands, Renamed Outercurve Foundation". Outercurve Foundation. September 28, 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  14. "Outercurve Foundation Announces Jim Jagielski as President of Board". Outercurve Foundation. July 1, 2013. Archived from the original on February 15, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  15. "OSI Board of Directors". Open Source Initiative. July 24, 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  16. "OSI Board Minutes". Open Source Initiative. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  17. "MARSEC-XL Welcomes Jim Jagielski as a New Council Member" (Press release). Nasdaq Globalwire. August 16, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  18. "Open Projects Advisory Council Archives".
  19. "O'Reilly Open Source Awards". O'Reilly. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  20. "THE OPEN INNOVATION 2.0 CONFERENCE 2015 PROVED THAT COLLABORATION HAS NO BOUNDARIES" . Retrieved December 5, 2017.