What Does Apache Incubator Mean?
Apache Incubator is the starting point for all open-source software applications and projects to be part of the Apache Software Foundation. Created in 2002, all application software code donations from external projects and vendors must go through the incubator before moving to Apache. Apache Incubator helps the Apache Software Foundation to see that all projects are compatible with the guiding principles of the open source foundation and are all free from legal problems and conflicts.
Techopedia Explains Apache Incubator
Apache Incubator is overseen by the Apache Software Foundation which is a non-profit organization that also oversees Apache software development. Similar to rest of the Apache Software Foundation, Apache incubator is also a virtual entity. A project can enter the Apache incubator by its developer stating the intention to donate the intellectual and copyright ownership to the Apache Software Foundation. The projects are selected through meritocratic processes and by determining which projects need the foundation’s support. Some of the well-known projects which have been through Incubator are Cassandra, Apache HTTP Server and Hadoop.
