Jim Jagielski

Jim Jagielski
Born
NationalityAmerican
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Occupationsoftware engineer
Board member ofApache Software Foundation Director, 1999-2018;
Open Source Initiative Director, 2010-2013
Outercurve Foundation Director, 2009-Present
Websitewww.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.

Professional activity

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In 1994, Jagielski founded jaguNET Access Services, a web host and ISP. He has served as CTO for Zend Technologies.[1] Additionally, Jagielski has served as the Open Source Program Office lead for companies such as Red Hat,[2] Capital One,[3] VMWare,[4] Uber,[5] and currently Salesforce.[6]

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.[7]

Apache Software Foundation

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After doing some development on the NCSA HTTPd web server, he started with Apache in early-to-mid 1995.[8] 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.[9] Jagielski is the original Chair of the Apache Incubator project.[10]

Other board and council memberships

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In 2010, Jagielski was appointed to the board of directors of the CodePlex Foundation,[11] which was later renamed to Outercurve Foundation.[12] Jagielski also serves as the president for Outercurve.[13]

In 2011, Jagielski was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Open Source Initiative.[14] He resigned in September 2013.[15] The following year, Jagielski was appointed as a new Council member of the MARSEC-XL Foundation.[16] Jagielski is a member of OASIS Open's Open Projects Advisory Council.[17]

Awards

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Jagielski was one of the recipients of the O'Reilly Open Source Awards at OSCON 2012.[18]

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.[19]

References

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