Ok, folks, I think I’m ready to call this RC0. I *think* I’ve addressed all of the comments already made on the PR, although perhaps not in exactly the ways suggested.
I think that this is ready to publish. Note that it is *NOT* yet linked anywhere in the navigation, or from any pages, but it would be accessible by the tags navigation if someone went looking. It’s definitely not perfect yet, but once it’s merged (if folks are willing) then it would be more fair game for anyone to modify/enhance it and not seen as just mine. So, what do you think? https://github.com/apache/comdev-site/pull/216 (And, yes, despite some helpful comments on Slack about how to stage the site for preview, I have still been unsuccessful in getting that to happen. Apologies. The Git/GitHub magic to get that pushed to a preview/* branch is somehow evading me. > On Dec 29, 2025, at 4:55 PM, Rich Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’ve been thinking a lot over the last few years about making more > persuasive, pragmatic arguments as to why companies should engage in ASF > projects in meaningful ways. Rather than just a bug fix or feature here or > there, to think strategically about long-term engagement in projects, earning > trust and influence over the road map, and financially supporting the project > and the foundation. > > I’ve started a rough draft here: > https://github.com/apache/comdev-site/pull/216 > > (You can have a look by switching your git clone to this branch (`git > checkout rbowen-company-involvement`), running the site locally (`sh > run-local.sh`), and loading http://localhost:1313/companies/ in your browser. > > Your input is welcome. > > The goal here is to encourage companies to think about how, and why, they > participate in ASF projects, and to do so in ways that respect vendor > neutrality and project brands. But also not to duplicate content that is > already elsewhere on our various websites — so links are greatly preferred > over voluminous prose. > > Please note that it’s not done yet, so your diffs may quickly become > outdated. I’m still drafting. But I hope to have a first draft done by the > end of this week. > > — > Rich Bowen > [email protected] > > > > — Rich Bowen [email protected]
