You have to go back almost 20 years to understand the relationship between the ASF and the Java community. Java at the time was positioned to be a core web technology (originally as applets, then as as backend tech via J2EE) and Apache was interested in ensuring the web ecosystem as a whole wasn't locked up in proprietary tech. The ASF was rather influential in working with Sun at the time to foster was eventually became a vibrant open source community.
I know the ASF isn't as trendy these days, but that's never really bothered those of us who volunteer. The focus has always been about a stable, open source ecosystem, primarily, but not exclusively for the internet and its underlying infrastructure. The goal is measured in decades.
It wasn't about being "enterprisey" or anything like that. The ASF as a foundation doesn't really care about the language or tech stack. Being a more mature non-profit, many corporations have found it easier to interface with the ASF than many other open source organizations out there, which does lend itself to seeing a lot of enterprisey donations.
I know the ASF isn't as trendy these days, but that's never really bothered those of us who volunteer. The focus has always been about a stable, open source ecosystem, primarily, but not exclusively for the internet and its underlying infrastructure. The goal is measured in decades.
It wasn't about being "enterprisey" or anything like that. The ASF as a foundation doesn't really care about the language or tech stack. Being a more mature non-profit, many corporations have found it easier to interface with the ASF than many other open source organizations out there, which does lend itself to seeing a lot of enterprisey donations.