The Struts framework was created by Craig R. McClanahan and donated to the ASF in 2000. Craig is deeply involved in the expert groups for the Servlet and JSP specifications and wrote a large portion of the Tomcat 4.0 implementation. He also speaks at various conferences, including JavaOne and ApacheCon.
Several committers[3] have joined the Struts project, and even more developers have volunteered their time and effort to improve it and increase its value. As a result, the framework has gone through several beta releases and a few general availability (GA) releases, and although many new features have been added, the framework hasn't strayed far from its core ideas.
[3] A committer is a developer who provides expert direction and advice to steer the Struts framework on the correct course. A committer has the ability to modify the source code repository and can cast votes that affect the future of the framework.
The Struts group always welcomes new participants. To become a contributor, it's recommended that you first join the Struts User mailing list. If you like what you see there, take a look at the Struts Developers mailing list. This is the best way to get started and become familiar with the direction of the project. You should read the mailing list guidelines, at http://jakarta.apache.org/site/mail.html, before joining. You can then join one or more of the Jakarta Project's mailing lists, including those for Struts, from the URL http://jakarta.apache.org/site/mail2.html.
The main project web site for Struts is located at http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/. For more information on downloading and installing Struts, see Appendix B.