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Apache Wave was an open‑source software framework for real‑time collaborative online communication and editing. It originated as Google Wave, a project launched by Google in 2009 that aimed to merge features of email, instant messaging, document editing, and social networking into a single live communication platform. In 2010, after Google discontinued its own development of the product due to limited adoption, the code and concept were donated to The Apache Software Foundation to continue development under its Incubator program. Under Apache, the focus shifted to developing a server implementation called Wave in a Box and evolving the underlying Wave Federation Protocol for shared, federated collaboration environments. Despite ongoing community interest, Apache Wave never reached a full stable release and struggled to build a sustainable developer ecosystem. The project officially retired in January 2018, with its code archived and the incubator podling closed. Though no longer active, Apache Wave influenced later collaborative technologies and remains part of open‑source history.
Founded: 2010
Closed: 2018
Headquarters:
Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America (the)
Owner: The Apache Software Foundation
https://incubator.apache.org/projects/wave.html
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