With open source becoming more popular in Asia, two prominent open source software organizations are partnering to present what is expected to be the largest open source event to date on that continent.The Apache Software Foundation and the Eclipse Foundation will present the inaugural OS Summit Asia in Hong Kong’s Cyberport IT development zone November 26-30. Topics to be featured at the event include Apache projects such as Apache HTTP Server, Jakarta and Tomcat, as well as Eclipse projects such as Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools, Web Tools Platform and Eclipse Modeling Framework. Programming languages such as Java, Perl, Python, Ruby and PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) also will be on the agenda, as will Web services and Web 2.0.Officials from Apache and Eclipse released statements promoting the event.“We hope that by showcasing the combined communities behind Eclipse and Apache that we will be able to cultivate a stronger presence for open source in the region,” said Justin Erenkrantz, president of Apache. “This event is not just about technology. It’s about the community and culture and inevitability of open source – a movement that creates and maintains a wealth of innovation and ideas. Across Asia interest in open source is building,” said Eclipse Executive Director Mike Milinkovich. The event was organized by Winston Damarillo, who founded GlueCode, an open source company sold to IBM in 2005. “As Asia moves to become the largest consumer of open source technologies, it is increasingly important that the region is able to experience the open source community process in action,” Damarillo said in a statement released by Eclipse and Apache. “We are excited to be able to demonstrate this in the context of the collaboration between Eclipse and Apache.” Software Development