Natives in Tech, a US nonprofit organization, accused the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) of misappropriating Native American culture for branding purposes and called on ASF to change its name to respect Native Americans and abide by its own code of conduct. “Non-Indigenous entities encroaching on Indigenous cultures are not uncommon, but none are as large, prestigious, and well-known in software circles as the Apache Software Foundation.“

ASF is a non-profit organization established specifically to support open source projects, and it is currently the world’s largest and vendor-neutral open source foundation. Founded in 1999, its founding team originally consisted of 21 Apache Group members. The Apache Group existed before 1999, and its main job was to oversee and maintain the then three-year-old Apache HTTP Server.

According to the introduction, ASF co-founder Brian Behlendorf was in the documentary“Trillions and Trillions Served”He explained the idea behind his choice of the name “Apache” out of respect and appreciation for the “Apache” tribe aborigines (Indians) from the bottom of their hearts. famous. The ASF logo uses feathers with the Apache tribal symbol.

Brian Behlendorf said heWanted something more romantic than technical terms like “cyber” or “spider” when picking a name, and came up with “Apache” after seeing a documentary about Geronimo (a 19th century Apache Indian chief).

I think we need something more fun and romantic than being a cultural appropriator or something, I just watched a documentary about Geronimo and a documentary about the last days of a Native American tribe called the Apache. Yes, they succumbed to invasions from the west and America, but they were the last tribe to give up their territory. To me it’s an almost romantic representation of what I feel we’re doing in this web-server project…

for Brian Behlendorf this statement,Natives in Tech However, it is believed that ASF uses the so-called “Western Romanticism” with the final word for the purpose of profit, and describes a vibrant and vibrant community as having disappeared, which is both ignorant and disrespectful.

The group urges ASF to follow its community in “choosing words carefully”code of conduct, and change the name.at the same time Apache disputed the claim that the tribes existed only in historical context, citing the names of eight federally recognized Native American tribes as arguments. “Eight federally recognized tribes currently inherit Apache the names of thousands of living“. They also released a petition calling foreveryone through the GitHub repositorySubmit a PR or send email Signature in support of their request for the ASF to change its name.

In this regard, an ASF spokesperson said in a statement in response to foreign media The Register: “We have heard the concerns of Native Americans and are listening. As a non-profit organization run by volunteers, change will take time with members, The board and our legal team are carefully weighing the trade-offs. Our members are exploring other solutions, but we have nothing to share at this time.”