Ken Coar
{{short description|American software programmer (born 1960)}}
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| alma_mater = University of Massachusetts Amherst
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| years_active = 1997–present
| boards = Apache Software Foundation Director, 1998–2007
Open Source Initiative Director, 2004–2010
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| father = Richard Coar
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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.[http://www.nordu.org/NordU2002/tutorials/tutorials/The-Synergy.htm The Synergy of Open Commercialism – Helsinki, Finland 2002]{{cite web | last=DIA | first=PUCP, Luis Gustavo Lira | title=Cultura Libre » Open Source Day 2k6 | website=blog.pucp.edu.pe | date=2016-03-04 | url=http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/item/4646/open-source-day-2k6 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714153258/http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/item/4646/open-source-day-2k6 | archive-date=14 July 2014 | url-status=dead | access-date=2024-04-01 }}[https://web.archive.org/web/20080222194724/http://www.usmp.edu.pe/convencion2006/expositores.html Convencion Vision Lima, Peru 2006][http://www.fer.unizg.hr/_download/repository/kisek_workshop_dubrovnik_hropen.pdf Croatian Society for Open Systems and Internet – 2007][https://web.archive.org/web/20071014031103/http://usmp.edu.pe/convencion2007/index.php?id=expositores Convencion Vision 2007] He is co-author with David R. Robinson of RFC 3875, the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) specification.{{cite report | last=Robinson | first=D. | last2=Coar | first2=K. | title=The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) Version 1.1 | publisher=RFC Editor | year=2004 | doi=10.17487/rfc3875 | page=}}{{cite web | title=Common Gateway Interface (CGI) | website=NETWORK ENCYCLOPEDIA | date=2019-09-10 | url=https://networkencyclopedia.com/common-gateway-interface-cgi/ | access-date=2024-04-01}}
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.{{cite web | last=Corporation. | first=the | title=The Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Minutes (13 April 1999) | website=Apache Software Foundation | date=1999-04-13 | url=https://www.apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/1999/board_minutes_1999_04_13.txt | access-date=2024-04-01}} He is also the primary contributor to the Apache Pulse project, which provides daily analyses of all of the Apache mailing lists.{{cite web | title=Mr. Ken Coar | website=IT History Society | date=2015-12-21 | url=https://ithistory.org/honor-roll/mr-ken-coar | access-date=2024-04-01}} 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.{{cite web | title=The Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Agenda (16 October 2002) | website=Apache Software Foundation | date=2002-10-16 | url=https://www.apache.org/foundation/records/minutes/2002/board_minutes_2002_10_16.txt | access-date=2024-04-01}}
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.{{cite book | last=Coar | first=K.A.L. | title=Apache Server For Dummies | publisher=Wiley | year=1998 | isbn=978-0-7645-0291-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nMQMAAAACAAJ | language=de | access-date=2024-04-01 | page=}}{{cite web | last=Bowen | first=Rich | title=Apache Cookbook | website=O’Reilly Online Learning | date=2003-11-18 | url=https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/apache-cookbook/0596001916/ | access-date=2024-04-01}}{{cite web | last=Security | first=Help Net | title=Apache Cookbook (2nd Edition) | website=Help Net Security | date=2008-02-26 | url=https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2008/02/26/apache-cookbook-2nd-edition/ | access-date=2024-04-01}}
See also
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