Jean-Baptiste Onofré (JB), an ASF Board member and contributor to dozens of Apache projects, shares his open source journey starting in 2004, his current focus on big data projects like Apache Iceberg, Polaris, Arrow, and Beam, and his views on the future of open source. He discusses the rise of agentic AI, the EU Cyber Resilience Act's impact on security practices, and why the Apache Way's 'community over code' principle is critical for project sustainability. He also offers practical advice for newcomers looking to contribute to Apache projects.
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