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Christian Grobmeier Jan 10, 2023

"Natives in Tech" - a group of "Indigenous Developers" asks the Apache Software Foundation to change its name out of respect for the native people. I fully agree to this proposal although I am also a member of the ASF. You can read and sign it here:

https://blog.nativesintech.org/apache-appropriation/

Boost if you agree, I can think this petition will need some visibility.

#asf #native #apache #software #opensource

Apache® Appropriation

It is not uncommon to learn about non-Indigenous entities appropriating Indigenous culture but none of them are as large, prestigious, nor well-known as The Apache® Software Foundation is in software circles.

Natives in Tech Blog

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Lynn Grant Jan 12, 2023

@grobmeier I was thinking today, how come whenever someone wants to “honor” a Native American tribe, they always talk about how they were “brave warriors”.? What about the ones that were good hunters, or good craftsmen, or good cooks, or just good family people who helped their kids grow up to be good adults. Doesn’t that count for something?

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Christian Grobmeier

@lynngrant fully agreed. Thanks for this inspiring input. One cannot appropriate a culture by using a feather in logo since one only highlight one single aspect of said culture and make it a stereotype.