Ken Coar Explained

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

Open source

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

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

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

• Apache Software Foundation
• Open Source Initiative
• PHP

Notes and References

1. The Synergy of Open Commercialism – Helsinki, Finland 2002
2. Web site: DIA . PUCP, Luis Gustavo Lira . Cultura Libre » Open Source Day 2k6 . blog.pucp.edu.pe . 2016-03-04 . http://web.archive.org/web/20140714153258/http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/item/4646/open-source-day-2k6 . 2014-07-14 . dead . 2024-04-01.
3. Convencion Vision Lima, Peru 2006
4. Croatian Society for Open Systems and Internet – 2007
5. Convencion Vision 2007
6. Robinson . D. . Coar . K. . The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) Version 1.1 . RFC Editor . 2004 . 10.17487/rfc3875 .
7. Web site: Common Gateway Interface (CGI) . NETWORK ENCYCLOPEDIA . 2019-09-10 . 2024-04-01.
8. Web site: Corporation. . the . The Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Minutes (13 April 1999) . Apache Software Foundation . 1999-04-13 . 2024-04-01.
9. Web site: Mr. Ken Coar . IT History Society . 2015-12-21 . 2024-04-01.
10. Web site: The Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Agenda (16 October 2002) . Apache Software Foundation . 2002-10-16 . 2024-04-01.
11. Book: Coar, K.A.L. . Apache Server For Dummies . Wiley . 1998 . 978-0-7645-0291-0 . de . 2024-04-01 .
12. Web site: Bowen . Rich . Apache Cookbook . O’Reilly Online Learning . 2003-11-18 . 2024-04-01.
13. Web site: Security . Help Net . Apache Cookbook (2nd Edition) . Help Net Security . 2008-02-26 . 2024-04-01.