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Alexander posted an interesting tweet the other day. 92 different contributors to Eclipse in the last 3 months aka 4.10 . This is probably(not checked) a record high !!! https://t.co/AP6bHj5G3g — Alexander Kurtakov (@akurtakov) December 17, 2018 I decided to take a harder look at the data to see if...

On December 7/2018, the Eclipse Foundation’s Board of Directors approved a new edition of the Eclipse Development Process (EDP) which introduces one particularly significant change, along with a small number of other useful changes. We rolled this new edition out on December 14/2018. Note that project teams who are familiar...

The Eclipse Foundation Specification Process (EFSP) includes an image that provides an overview of what goes into creating a new Specification Project. By creating, we mean the process of taking a Specification from an initial idea or concept through to the point where the necessary resources and permissions are in...

By now most of you are aware already that Oracle has contributed Java EE specification to open source, and into Eclipse Foundation. The Java enterprise community decided to rename the Java EE specification to Jakarta EE. Part of this huge transition to open source is changing the specification process. The...

The Eclipse Foundation Specification Process defines a general framework for developing specifications in open source at the Eclipse Foundation; it extends the Eclipse Development Process (EDP) by adding a few extra checks and balances. In the first installment of this series, we described the EDP; in this second installment, we...

The Eclipse Foundation recently made available a new policy to make sure that our projects and hosted services are compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Eclipse Foundation Hosted Services Privacy and Acceptable Usage Policy will provide guidance to folks who operate a virtual server or a website...

The Eclipse Foundation Specification Process (EFSP) was authored as an extension to the Eclipse Development Process (EDP). With this in mind, before we can discuss the EFSP, we’ll start with a quick EDP primer. At a high (and very simplified) level, the EDP looks a little something like this: All...

Note: to see redline versions of the changes to the documents discussed below, please visit this contribution and committer agreements page. Over my almost 15 years of sharing updates about what’s going on at Eclipse, some blogs are more important than others. This one is important as it requires action...

After almost five years with the Eclipse Foundation, I have decided to resign from my current position and will now be looking for new challenges. The Eclipse Foundation—and the Eclipse community at large—are pretty much family to me, so this has been a tough decision. I am really proud of...

2018 has been a busy year so far! The Eclipse Foundation introduced a new Foundation logo, revamped the www.eclipse.org website, launched the Jakarta EE brand, and the list goes on. We are excited to launch the 2018 edition of our brand survey. The survey will run until December 14, 2018...