We are pleased to announce the release of Version 1.1 of the Eclipse Foundation Hosted Services Privacy and Acceptable Usage Policy, effective December 2, 2024. This policy sets out the rules and responsibilities for Services Operators — individuals other than Eclipse Foundation staff managing services hosted or supported by the...
Welcome to issue number two hundred and fifty-seven of Hashtag Jakarta EE! My last conference of November was Porto Tech Hub 2024. It has been a busy couple of months, and it isn’t over just yet. There are two conferences on my agenda in December. First up is the sixth...
I visited Porto once back in the ’90s when I was Interrailing (traveling by train on a relatively affordable ticket valid in most European countries) across Europe with some friends. But that was a while ago, so it was about time I returned. The day before the conference, there was...
Last week, over 60 participants gathered at ICF Karlsruhe, Germany, to build innovative features using SDV tools and blueprints at the SDV Hackathon Chapter 2 . Over two and a half days, 13 teams brainstormed, coded, and prototyped solutions, guided by hack coaches from companies like ETAS, Microsoft, and Bosch...
Welcome to issue number two hundred and fifty-six of Hashtag Jakarta EE! This week I visited Czechia on a min-tour of a couple of Czech Java User Groups. I spoke at Prague JUG on Tuesday and Brno JUG on Wednesday. In the upcoming week, I will go to Porto to...
The second, and last, stop on this mini-Tour of Czech JUGs was Brno and BrnoJUG. I presented Jakarta EE Meets AI here as well. As usual, this presentation triggers questions, comments, and discussions that continued over food and drinks afterwards. The event was located at the Faculty of Informatics at...
With the recent publication of the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) in the EU official journal, a 3 year race now begins for compliance by the global technology industry. This legislation sets new cybersecurity requirements that manufacturers and the open source projects they rely upon must meet. The open source...
Yesterday I was in Prague and spoke at the Prague Java User Group ( CZJUG Prague). It was hosted at the university. Actually the university where Apache NetBeans was initially created. Unfortunately, I forgot that and ran my demos in IDEA and not in NetBeans ( Shame on me, but...
Main Takeaways from the Chapter “Automotive” In September 2024, the European Commission published a paper titled The future of European competitiveness authored by former ECB president Mario Draghi. The in-depth analysis and recommendations section of the so-called "Draghi Report" devotes an entire chapter to the European automotive industry, examining its...
The recent Oniro and OpenHarmony event brought together key stakeholders from the open-source community, showcasing the power of collaboration between the Eclipse Foundation Oniro and the OpenAtom Foundation OpenHarmony. With a lineup of insightful talks and deep dives into emerging technologies, the event was a testament to the growing synergy...