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# Apache Ant Mission

### Board Resolution

Apache Ant is a project of the Apache Software Foundation. It started as a subproject of the Apache Jakarta Project.

This is the board resolution (from the minutes) that created the Apache Ant project:

    7.D. Resolution [R3] to create the Ant PMC

    WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best
    interests of the Foundation and consistent with the
    Foundation's purpose to establish a Project Management
    Committee charged with the creation and maintenance of
    open-source software related to the Apache Ant build tool, for
    distribution at no charge to the public.

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a Project Management
    Committee (PMC), to be known as the "Apache Ant PMC", be and
    hereby is established pursuant to Bylaws of the Foundation; and
    be it further

    RESOLVED, that the Apache Ant PMC be and hereby is responsible
    for the creation and maintenance of the Ant build system and
    related software components, based on software licensed to the
    Foundation; and be it further

    RESOLVED, that the office of "Vice President, Apache Ant" be
    and hereby is created, the person holding such office to serve
    at the direction of the Board of Directors as the chair of the
    Apache Ant PMC, and to have primary responsibility for
    management of the projects within the scope of responsibility
    of the Apache Ant PMC; and be it further

    RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and
    hereby are appointed to serve as the initial members of the
    Apache Ant PMC:

       Bruce Atherton
       Stephane Bailliez
       Stefan Bodewig
       Erik Hatcher
       Diane Holt
       Donald Leslie
       Steve Loughran
       Conor MacNeill
       Costin Manolache
       Sam Ruby
       Jon Skeet
       Magesh Umasankar
       Christoph Wilhelms

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Conor MacNeill be
    and hereby is appointed to the office of Vice President, Apache
    Ant, to serve in accordance with and subject to the direction
    of the Board of Directors and the Bylaws of the Foundation
    until death, resignation, retirement, removal or
    disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it
    further

    RESOLVED, that the initial Apache Ant PMC be and hereby is
    tasked with the creation of a set of bylaws intended to
    encourage open development and increased participation in the
    Apache Ant Project.

    By Unanimous Vote, Resolution R3 was approved. The Ant PMC is
    hereby created.