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In my previous two blog posts I discussed concerns with the European Cyber Resilience Act (“CRA”) which we believe will harm both the open source community and the innovation economy in Europe. But the CRA needs to be understood as part of a larger legislative framework. In this post we...

In my previous blog post on the European Cyber Resilience Act (“CRA”), I touched on a topic which I feel warrants additional discussion. Specifically:  Fundamentally, the core of the proposed legislation is to extend the CE Mark regime to all products with digital elements sold in Europe. Our assumption based...

Europe has proposed new legislation intended to improve the state of cybersecurity for software and hardware products made available in Europe. The Cyber Resilience Act (“CRA”) will mandate that all manufacturers take security into account across both their development processes and the lifecycle of their products once in the hands...

As 2022 draws to a close, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our contributors, committers, members, and the Eclipse Foundation team for your commitment, passion, professionalism, persistence, and tremendous contributions to our community’s success.  This year included a number of accomplishments and milestones in the Eclipse community...

2022 has been a fantastic year for the Eclipse Foundation. We’ve managed to grow all aspects of our organization, due in no small part to the ongoing proliferation of open source across industries worldwide. Perhaps no one Working Group exemplifies our efforts in 2022 more than the Eclipse Software Defined...

From all of us at the Eclipse Foundation, we’d like to wish the LGBTQ+ community a happy Pride Month. As June winds down, we’d like to recognize the Eclipse Community’s continuing efforts to foster an open and welcoming environment for everyone.  Our Community Code of Conduct outlines the standards of...

Open source software is the single most important engine for innovation today. The ability to freely combine software components, frameworks, and platforms frees developers from constantly reinventing the wheel and allows them to focus on the new innovations that users want. Free software also enables business models to scale in...

The launch of the Adoptium Marketplace on May 26 is exciting news for the millions of developers, researchers, and organizations who rely on TCK-tested compatible Java runtimes. As noted in the announcement, by providing a vendor neutral home for the OpenJDK ecosystem, the marketplace makes it easier than ever to...

As everyone who is involved in the software industry is well aware, security is a significant topic these days. In particular, open source supply chain security is top of mind across the entire ICT industry. The Eclipse Foundation, its community, its projects, and its working groups all have a strong...

Today we celebrate the one year anniversary of the Eclipse IDE Working Group. A year ago, the Eclipse Foundation launched this Working Group focused on the Eclipse IDE and the Eclipse Simultaneous Release (SimRel). We would like to share some of our successes since the launch of the Working Group...