Blog Posts

    LGPL Pain

    by Mike Milinkovich

    We have been having a debate internally at the Eclipse Foundation whether we need to add the LGPLv2 to the list of licenses that Eclipse projects can use or pre-req. Despite what you may think, this is not an straightforward conversation. The most obvious question is why don’t we allow...

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    Licenses Matter

    by Mike Milinkovich

    I’ve been thinking about posting on this topic for a while, and recent posts by Greg Stein and Eric Raymond have finally motivated me to get off my butt and git ‘er done. As I mentioned recently, the EPL is on a bit of a roll at the moment. And...

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    OSGi Community Event – Call for Papers

    by Anonymous

    This year the OSGi Alliance is holding their OSGi Community Event on September 22-23, 2009 in Redwood City. The Eclipse Foundation is a member of the OSGi Alliance and I have been asked to act as the conference chair. Today we announced the Call for Papers for the event. The...

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    Value of Open Source

    by Mike Milinkovich

    Last evening I was in Toronto for the “ Value of Open Source” panel at the University of Toronto’s School of Computer Science. The panel was one of a series being organized by the Free and Open Source Software Learning Center ( FOSSLC). The evening was almost more of a...

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    Your chance to be a Rocket Scientist

    by Anonymous

    Doesn’t everyone want to be a rocket scientist? Here is your chance to use your Eclipse skills and work on the development of spacecraft operations software at NASA. Seems like a pretty cool job. The guys at NASA have been great supporters of Eclipse. You can find out more about...

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    … A Man With a Tape Recorder up his Nose

    by Wayne Beaton

    Earlier today, Bjorn announced his departure from the Eclipse Foundation. As Mike later noted, I am stepping into the role of Director, Committer Community. I’m really looking forward to the challenges presented by this great opportunity. I think that Bjorn and I share a lot of common goals. We both...

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    Best Wishes

    by Mike Milinkovich

    As you have probably read by now, this morning Bjorn announced his resignation from the Eclipse Foundation. I know I speak for everyone here at the Foundation and in the broader community that we wish him well wherever his path may take him. Bjorn has made enormous contributions to the...

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    2008 Retrospective

    by Mike Milinkovich

    I wrote this retrospective recently for a Board committee, and Doug Gaff gave me the excellent suggestion that I blog it. I am sure that it is of interest to many in the community. The following is a listing of the 2008 objectives set by the Board for the Foundation...

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    Calling All Graphic Artists

    by Anonymous

    I am working on three projects that could use the assistance of a graphic artist or at least someone with Photoshop skills. If you are so inclined, all contributions are appreciated. 1. We need a graphic for the upcoming Galileo release. You can see what was done in previous years...

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    One Small Step Towards Reducing License Proliferation

    by Mike Milinkovich

    License proliferation has been a hot topic amongst the open source community for the past couple of years. I am happy to report that the Eclipse Foundation and IBM have collaborated to do our bit to help by superseding the Common Public License (CPL) with the Eclipse Public License (EPL)...

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