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This just in: Call for Participation – Deadline August 18, 2009 ECLIPSE SUMMIT EUROPE 2009 October 27-29, 2009 Ludwigsburg, Germany www.eclipsesummit.org The call for participation at the 4th annual Eclipse Summit Europe is closing soon on August 18, 2009. You are invited to submit proposals for short talks, long talks...

The EMO has just approved the release of e4 0.9. There s a lot of excitement around this project and I encourage everybody to get involved. First, please read McQ’s excellent overview, then read the whitepaper. Visit the e4 site. Most important, go and get it (though you may have...

So I have this new conspiracy theory. I’m not sure if I actually believe it, but I think it’s plausible. In my absence last week, I managed to accumulate more than 2,000 junk emails in my eclipse.org inbox. Many of these emails were the standard spam-fare. I recall reading that...

Denis pushes the Big Red Button It was smooth as silk this morning as our esteemed Webmaster Denis Roy pushed the “big red button” to unleash Galileo. He had his moment of trepidation, but so far everything has gone very smoothly. Thirty-three projects, 380 committers, 24MLOC+…this is a major software...

Next week is our first-ever Eclipse Board of Directors meeting outside of the USA. Berlin is our destination, primarily based on the fact that it is a darn cool city. Although Ralph won’t be able to join us, we are going to carry on the tradition he has created and...

I had a bizarre experience at JavaOne yesterday. And I have witnesses. Lots of witnesses. We were approached at the Eclipse booth by a gentleman sporting a “FindBugs” t-shirt. Our conversation went something like this: The guy: Is there somebody here who works on the Eclipse project? Me: There are...

Today is a bit of a milestone for me, as it is exactly five years since I assumed the role of Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation. I had an inkling that this was going to be a different kind of role when a few days before I even started...

Attention all Mac owners! We need your help to test the now-complete Cocoa port of SWT. The SWT team has been working hard on the SWT Cocoa port and they’ve marked the plan item as completed. Current testing indicates that it’s looking very good, but we need more help. We...

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...

This Friday, I’m taking a cue from Chris and Boris and am planning to spend the afternoon working at a local coffee shop. More specifically, I’ll be at the Bridgehead at 1172 Bank St. (at Grove, south of the canal) from about noon until around 4pm or so. Since I’m...