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Open source has won. Now comes the hard part

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Gael Blondelle - 6 May 2026

What the 2026 State of Open Source Report reveals about governance, sustainability, and why foundations matter more than ever.

Eclipse Conference #OCX26, one of those weeks that stays with you

Three-layer illustration of a digital ecosystem: developers working in modern IDE environments at the top labelled ‘What we see’, operational systems like control rooms and transport infrastructure in the middle labelled ‘What we run’, and a large underground data centre with servers and the Open Community Experience logo at the core labelled ‘What we depend on’.
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