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Apache Commons
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<p>The Apache Commons is a project of the <a href="/facts/Apache_Software_Foundation/Xl9Tt9lE">Apache Software Foundation</a>, formerly under the <a href="/facts/Jakarta_Project/9fB1VNS8">Jakarta Project</a>. The purpose of the Commons is to provide reusable, <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open source</a> <a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a> software. The Commons is composed of three parts: proper, sandbox, and dormant. </p>