diff --git a/src/docbkx/book.xml b/src/docbkx/book.xml
index afa2c047deb..b552095c373 100644
--- a/src/docbkx/book.xml
+++ b/src/docbkx/book.xml
@@ -49,21 +49,11 @@
- Adding first cuts at Configuration, Getting Started, Data Model
+ HBase version
-
-
- 5 October 2010
-
- stack
- Initial layout
-
- 0.89.20100924
-
-
@@ -2532,6 +2522,22 @@ Comparator class used for Bloom filter keys, a UTF>8 encoded string stored usi
+ HBase and the Apache Software Foundation
+ HBase is a project in the Apache Software Foundation and as such there are responsibilities to the ASF to ensure
+ a healthy project.
+ ASF Development Process
+ See the Apache Development Process page
+ for all sorts of information on how the ASF is structured (e.g., PMC, committers, contributors), to tips on contributing
+ and getting involved, and how open-source works at ASF.
+
+
+ ASF Board Reporting
+ Once a quarter, each project in the ASF portfolio submits a report to the ASF board. This is done by the HBase project
+ lead and the committers. See ASF board reporting for more information.
+
+
+
+ Index
diff --git a/src/docbkx/developer.xml b/src/docbkx/developer.xml
index 14c6c343e96..4e437ab158d 100644
--- a/src/docbkx/developer.xml
+++ b/src/docbkx/developer.xml
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ mvn verify
Getting InvolvedHBase gets better only when people contribute!
+ As HBase is an Apache Software Foundation project, see for more information about how the ASF functions.
+ Mailing ListsSign up for the dev-list and the user-list. See the