Ken Coar

Ken Coar
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Years active1997–present
Board member ofApache Software Foundation Director, 1998–2007
Open Source Initiative Director, 2004–2010
FatherRichard Coar

Ken Coar (born 1960) is an American software developer known for his participation in the creation of The Apache Software Foundation.

Open source

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Coar has been active in open software projects, and lectures internationally about open development methodologies and distributed collaboration.[1][2][3][4][5] He is co-author with David R. Robinson of RFC 3875, the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) specification.[6][7]

Apache Software Foundation

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Coar is a founder of The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) and was a Director on its board from its incorporation in 1999 through June 2007.[8] He is also the primary contributor to the Apache Pulse project, which provides daily analyses of all of the Apache mailing lists.[9] Coar was responsible for the ApacheCon shows, held in North America and Europe since 2000. He was the initial chair of the Apache Commons project and helped in the creation of the Apache Incubator project.[10]

Publications

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Coar is the author of the books Apache Server for Dummies, Apache Server Unleashed, and Apache Cookbook, and has written articles for a number of publications including Linux Magazine, ACM Queue, Linux Today, PHPBuilder, EnterpriseIT Planet, and Apache Today.[11][12][13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Synergy of Open Commercialism – Helsinki, Finland 2002
  2. ^ DIA, PUCP, Luis Gustavo Lira (4 March 2016). "Cultura Libre » Open Source Day 2k6". blog.pucp.edu.pe. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Convencion Vision Lima, Peru 2006
  4. ^ Croatian Society for Open Systems and Internet – 2007
  5. ^ Convencion Vision 2007
  6. ^ Robinson, D.; Coar, K. (2004). The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) Version 1.1 (Report). RFC Editor. doi:10.17487/rfc3875.
  7. ^ "Common Gateway Interface (CGI)". NETWORK ENCYCLOPEDIA. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  8. ^ Corporation., the (13 April 1999). "The Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Minutes (13 April 1999)". Apache Software Foundation. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Mr. Ken Coar". IT History Society. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  10. ^ "The Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Agenda (16 October 2002)". Apache Software Foundation. 16 October 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  11. ^ Coar, K.A.L. (1998). Apache Server For Dummies (in German). Wiley. ISBN 978-0-7645-0291-0. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  12. ^ Bowen, Rich (18 November 2003). "Apache Cookbook". O’Reilly Online Learning. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  13. ^ Security, Help Net (26 February 2008). "Apache Cookbook (2nd Edition)". Help Net Security. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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