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| <ol> |
| <li><a href="#q_1">Why is the Eclipse Foundation moving to Europe?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_2">What is the status of the Eclipse Foundation’s move to Europe?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_3">What does this move mean for Members of the Foundation?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_4">Are the fees for membership changing?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_5">What does this mean for my participation in working groups?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_6">Why are we changing from Solutions membership to Contributing membership? Are there other |
| changes to the classes of membership?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_7">What does this move mean for Committers?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_8">Which agreements will be changing? And what agreements must I execute?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_9">Are there changes to any other agreements?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_11">When do these changes take effect, and what steps do I need to take?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_12">What are the major differences between the new Belgian Bylaws and the existing US Bylaws?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_13">Have the Bylaws and Membership Agreement for the existing US organization changed? And |
| is there anything I have to do?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_14">What are the rights and benefits of membership with respect to governance that will change as |
| a result of this restructuring? And do the rights of Committers change in any way?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_15">I am a Committer employed by a Member Company - do I have to do anything?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_16">I am a contributor to one or more Eclipse projects, do I have to do anything?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_17">I have questions not listed here, who do I contact?</a></li> |
| <li><a href="#q_18">Has the address of the Eclipse Foundation changed?</a></li> |
| </ol> |
| <p id="q_1"> |
| <strong>Q. Why is the Eclipse Foundation moving to Europe?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p> |
| Moving the corporate governance of Eclipse Foundation to Europe will provide global |
| stakeholders more choice for their strategic open source initiatives. We believe that more |
| choice and greater diversity will be of benefit to both the global open source communities, |
| and for the industries that rely upon and collaborate with them. The Eclipse Foundation |
| aspires to be a truly global institution, now with a new European home. <br /> <br /> To |
| an extent, this move is merely confirmation of the Foundation’s current reality and |
| global growth trajectory. The Eclipse Foundation is already the largest open source |
| organization in Europe as measured in staff, projects, developers, and members. One hundred |
| seventy members and over nine hundred committers are based in Europe and we have operated our |
| subsidiary Eclipse Foundation Europe GmbH for seven years. <br /> <br /> By moving our |
| legal residence from the United States to Europe, our goal is to create a global institution |
| that builds on our existing membership base, active developer community, and strong |
| institutional relationships, and leverages a competitive level playing field to enable the |
| free flow of open software innovation throughout the entire world. |
| </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p id="q_2"> |
| <strong>Q. What is the status of the Eclipse Foundation’s move to Europe?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p> |
| At the time of writing, all of the incorporation and related documents have been filed with |
| the Belgian authorities, and we are waiting for the Royal Decree which will formally create |
| our new entity, the Eclipse Foundation AISBL. This normally takes on the order of sixty days.<br /> |
| <br /> In parallel, the Board of Directors of the Eclipse Foundation, Inc. have approved a |
| series of changes to the Bylaws and Membership Agreement of the existing US entity and we will |
| be seeking the approval of the membership-at-large for those changes. (More details below.)<br /> |
| <br /> Once the new Belgian entity Eclipse Foundation AISBL is created and the approvals are |
| finalized to the Eclipse Foundation, Inc.’s Bylaws and Membership Agreement, all members |
| will be required to update their membership agreement and related other |
| agreements. |
| </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p id="q_3"> |
| <strong>Q. What does this move mean for Members of the Foundation?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p> |
| In terms of the day-to-day interactions with the Eclipse Foundation, nothing will change. The |
| operations of our projects and working groups continue as is, and the IP Policy and Antitrust |
| Policy of the new entity are identical to those of the US organization.<br /> <br /> The main |
| difference is that you will soon be asked to join our new Belgian international nonprofit |
| organization, and concurrently, to resign your membership in the existing US |
| organization. |
| </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p id="q_4"> |
| <strong>Q. Are the fees for membership changing?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p> |
| As part of moving to Europe, we will be restating our membership dues effective October 1, |
| 2020 for both the Beligan-based Eclipse Foundation AISBL and the existing Eclipse Foundation, |
| Inc. in euros while retaining the same numeric value, e.g. if you are currently paying $20,000 |
| the dues in the new organization will be 20.000€. However, we do understand that this |
| represents a dues increase, and to help mitigate that for all members who renew between |
| October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021 your euro-based membership fees will be discounted by |
| 10%. So, to continue this example, if your membership fee in 2020 was $20,000, your fee will |
| be 18.000€ in 2021, and 20.000€ in 2022 and beyond. <br /> <br /> This modest |
| fee increase is the first in almost 15 years - we hope that members appreciate the merit of |
| stating all fees in Euros as we complete this transition.<br /> <br /> Note that working group |
| fees are not changing as a result of the move, and will remain in USD. Each working |
| group’s Steering Committee, as part of its responsibilities, will evaluate whether they |
| should change their fees to be stated in euros and/or to adjust the fees based on such a |
| change. Should the working group choose to take this action, any change will be |
| communicated in advance of enacting the change.<br /> <br /> If you are an individual |
| Committer Member you will be asked to execute the new Belgian membership agreement. There |
| remain no fees for Committer membership. |
| </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p id="q_5"> |
| <strong>Q. What does this mean for my participation in working groups?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p> |
| Existing working groups will remain under the current governance structures for the time |
| being, and Members’ participation in existing working groups are not impacted by the |
| move of the overall corporate governance to Europe. We will, however, be asking members |
| to re-execute their Working Group Participation Agreements at the same time as they execute |
| the new Membership Agreement. <br /> <br /> Existing working group fees are also not |
| impacted directly by this corporate change, including that the membership fees will remain |
| stated in USD. <br /> <br /> All members are eligible to participate in working |
| groups. Going forward, new working groups will be created under Eclipse Foundation |
| AISBL. <br /> <br /> Existing working groups that wish to move their governance to be |
| European based may explore doing so beginning in 2021. |
| </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p id="q_6"> |
| <strong>Q. Why are we changing from Solutions membership to Contributing membership? Are there |
| other changes to the classes of membership?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p> |
| We are changing the name of the Solutions membership level to Contributing membership to |
| better reflect the current, diverse group of organizations that make up our membership base. |
| These organizations participate and contribute to the development of the Eclipse ecosystem in |
| many ways, including, but not limited to, leading and contributing to Eclipse Foundation |
| projects, and offering products and services based on Eclipse technologies.<br /> <br /> The |
| Strategic, Committer, and Associate membership classes all remain. For completeness, we have |
| also eliminated the Strategic Consumer and Enterprise classes of membership. These have |
| not been used for many years, and do not reflect how our members participate. |
| </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p id="q_7"> |
| <strong>Q. What does this move mean for Committers?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p> |
| In terms of the day-to-day interactions with the Eclipse Foundation, nothing will change. The |
| operations of our projects and working groups continue as is, and the Eclipse Foundation |
| Development Process, Eclipse Foundation Specification Process, and Eclipse Foundation IP |
| Policy of the new entity are identical to the current one.<br /> <br /> The main difference is |
| that your Committer Agreement will have to be updated to a new version with Eclipse Foundation |
| AISBL. <br /> <br /> If you are an individual committer, you will soon be asked to |
| execute a new Individual Committer Agreement. <br /> <br /> If you are an employee or a |
| consultant of a member company who has a Member Committer and Contributor Agreement (MCCA) |
| your employer will be asked to execute the new MCCA, and no actions will be required on your |
| part. |
| </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p id="q_8"> |
| <strong>Q. Which agreements will be changing? And what agreements must I execute?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li>As a new organization, Eclipse Foundation AISBL will have new |
| versions of all of our legal agreements. As part of the migration, |
| we will be asking all members to join the new Belgian organization, |
| Eclipse Foundation, AISBL. Draft versions of the new Bylaws and the |
| Membership Agreement for the new Belgian Eclipse Foundation AISBL |
| can be found here: |
| <ul> |
| <li><a href="documents/eclipse-foundation-aisbl-bylaws.pdf">Eclipse Foundation AISBL Bylaws</a></li> |
| <li><a href="documents/eclipse-foundation-aisbl-membership-agreement.pdf">Eclipse Foundation AISBL Membership Agreement</a></li> |
| </ul> |
| We will asking each member to execute this new Eclipse |
| Foundation AISBL Membership Agreement, beginning in October. In |
| addition, we will be asking each member to execute versions of any |
| other agreements you currently have with Eclipse Foundation, |
| including those listed below. We will be sharing these new documents |
| over the coming few weeks. |
| <ul> |
| <li>Member Committer and Contributor Agreement</li> |
| <li>Individual Committer Agreement</li> |
| <li>Working Group Participation Agreements</li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <p id="q_9"> |
| <strong>Q. Are there changes to any other agreements?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li>Yes. In addition to the new agreements listed above for Eclipse Foundation AISBL, we are also changing the existing Bylaws |
| and Membership Agreement of the Eclipse Foundation, Inc. that all members have already executed. |
| This change is required as a result of aligning the existing US-based organization with the new |
| Belgian organization. More details about these changes can be found at: <a href="/membership/vote2020/">Eclipse Bylaw and Membership Agreement Changes 2020</a> |
| <br><br> After the creation of the Eclipse Foundation AISBL, the Eclipse Contributor Agreement |
| (“ECA”) will be updated to reference our new Belgian legal entity. However, existing ECAs will |
| continue to be effective. |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| |
| <p id="q_11"> |
| <strong>Q. When do these changes take effect, and what steps do I need to take? </strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p> |
| Once the new Belgian based organization is created, expected in early-to-mid October, we will |
| be reaching out to all members to engage with them in supporting this transition. |
| Specifically, we will be asking members to re-execute each of the agreements listed above that |
| your organization has executed previously. We will help you with this process by |
| providing you copies of your existing agreements, and the new ones to be executed.<br /> <br /> |
| Concurrent with executing these new versions of the agreements, we will be asking you to |
| execute a letter confirming the resignation of your membership in the existing US-based |
| organization. This formality is required, as that entity will exist for some period of |
| time, and we want to avoid having any organizations paying fees to both the current and the |
| new foundations. |
| </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p id="q_12"> |
| <strong>Q. What are the major differences between the new Belgian Bylaws and the existing US |
| Bylaws?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p> |
| There are a number of differences between the two bylaws. Of |
| course, the most significant difference is they are based on |
| different laws. That is, the new Bylaws are explicitly |
| governed under Belgian law. Related, the Bylaws are |
| officially defined in French, as is required by Belgian law. |
| But the English translation may be relied upon for all matters, |
| and all other documents including the membership agreement, etc. |
| are all defined in English.<br /> <br /> The new Belgian bylaws, |
| by law, have a few very distinctive differences relating to the |
| rights and responsibilities of the membership at-large. |
| Specifically, under Belgian law, the total group of members is |
| referred to as the General Assembly, rather than the Membership |
| At-Large. Also as defined in Belgian law, the General Assembly |
| must approve the Foundation’s annual budget, must select the |
| Foundation’s auditors, and approve the Foundation’s |
| audited financial statements. This is a change to our |
| current rules, which leaves these decisions with the Board of |
| Directors. As a result, we expect to hold a minimum of two |
| General Assembly meetings annually. <br /> <br /> There are |
| differences in the rights associated with Committer membership |
| that we want to draw attention to. First, the thing that |
| does not change is that our committers all have the ability to |
| become Committer Members, and that our Committer Members continue |
| to have Board representation based on exactly the same formula as |
| today. This is significant, as over the years, this has |
| proven to be invaluable to the health of our Foundation, and has |
| led to the Board making much better decisions as a result of this |
| committer representation. What is changing is that Committer |
| members under the new Belgian bylaws do not have the right to vote |
| in the General Assembly. As noted above, there are |
| significantly more decisions that must be ratified by the General |
| Assembly than under our existing rules, including approving the |
| budget, appointing auditors, and approving the audited financial |
| statements. Because we have significantly more Committer members |
| than corporate members, their class of membership would be |
| heavily weighted for these financial decisions at the General |
| Assembly. This weighting was appropriate in our current |
| bylaws, as the only matters brought before the membership at-large |
| were related to changes to the Bylaws and membership |
| agreement. But given the General Assembly of the Belgian |
| organization explicitly approves significant financial matters, |
| which generally are not of critical importance to our Committer |
| community, it was felt these are matters better voted on by those |
| companies that are contributing the funds.<br /> <br /> That the |
| General Assembly votes on financial matters is a new |
| “feature” for the Eclipse Foundation, and is based on |
| the requirements of Belgian law. The net result of the change as |
| compared to the current bylaws is that Committer Members lose |
| their ability to directly approve future changes to the Bylaws or |
| membership agreement of Eclipse Foundation AISBL. Approvals of |
| such future changes will, however, be voted on by the elected |
| directors representing the Committer Members on the Board. |
| Committer Members are encouraged to participate in General |
| Assembly meetings, and of course their representatives on the |
| Board continue to actively participate and contribute. <br /> <br /> |
| There are minor differences in the governance structure at the |
| Board level. As defined in Belgian law, nominations to Board |
| committees must be made by Board members, and those committees |
| must have directors report on their work, as opposed to the |
| Executive Director doing it on their behalf. The role of |
| Treasurer is also defined somewhat differently, with the Treasurer |
| reporting directly to the Board’s finance committee, as |
| opposed to the Executive Director. <br /> <br /> We |
| encourage all members to review the new Bylaws and to ask further |
| questions related to the specifics of the bylaws. |
| </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p id="q_13"> |
| <strong>Q. Have the Bylaws and Membership Agreement for the existing US organization |
| changed? And is there anything I have to do? </strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p> |
| Yes. In order to accommodate the transition, both the Bylaws and the Membership |
| Agreement for the existing US organization are being modified. At a high level, the |
| changes being made are to keep the two organizations in sync with respect to classes of |
| membership, membership fees, etc., and to ensure the governance of the US organization aligns |
| with the new Belgian organization. <br /> <br /> Of note, a new class of membership |
| called Eclipse Foundation member has been introduced into the bylaws of the existing US |
| organization. By doing this, the new Belgian foundation will be an active member of the US |
| organization, and will help participate in its governance by having seats on its Board. We |
| would describe this as an “implementation detail”, and would be happy to provide |
| more detail should you have questions about it.<br /> <br /> A more specific list of |
| additional modifications will be sent to all members in a separate document. <br /> <br /> |
| Once again, we will stress that we need to enact these changes prior to standing up the |
| Belgian organization, and ask all members to participate in the upcoming vote to enact the |
| changes. |
| </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p id="q_14"> |
| <strong>Q. What are the rights and benefits of membership with respect to governance that will |
| change as a result of this restructuring? And do the rights of Committers change in any |
| way? </strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p> |
| As a result of the corporate restructuring, the changes to the rights, benefits, and |
| obligations of membership with respect to governance will be as described in the tables |
| below. Note that any changes introduced under the new Belgian bylaws are bolded.<br /> <br /> |
| As explained in a separate question above regarding changes included in the Belgian bylaws, |
| the rights of Committer members is changing somewhat. Committer members are non-voting |
| members of the General Assembly, similar to Associate members. But unlike Associate Members, |
| Committer Members do retain representation on the Board of Directors using exactly the same |
| formula as today. This means that only Strategic and Contributing members are voting |
| members of the General Assembly. This change was introduced in recognition of we have |
| significantly more Committer members than corporate members, that would have weighted their |
| class of membership for decisions at the General Assembly. Given the General Assembly |
| has ultimate responsibility for the fiduciary decisions of the Foundation, it was felt these |
| are matters better voted on by those companies that are contributing funds. Committer |
| Members are still encouraged to participate in General Assembly meetings, and of course their |
| representatives on the Board continue to actively participate and contribute. |
| </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p> |
| <strong>Strategic Member - Rights, Benefits and Obligations</strong> |
| </p> |
| <div> |
| <table class="table table-stripped"> |
| <thead> |
| <tr> |
| <th> |
| <p>Benefit</p> |
| </th> |
| <th> |
| <p>Eclipse Foundation, Inc.</p> |
| </th> |
| <th> |
| <p>Eclipse Foundation AISBL</p> |
| </th> |
| </tr> |
| </thead> |
| <tbody> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Representation on Board of Directors</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Appointed</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Appointed</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Vote on Foundation budget, audited financial statements, etc.</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Board representative has vote</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Board representative has vote</p> |
| <p>Member has vote in General Assembly</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Vote on changes to IP Policy, Eclipse Development Process, etc.</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Board representative has vote</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Board representative has vote</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Vote on changes to the Bylaws and membership agreement</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Board representative has vote </p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Board representative has vote</p> |
| <p>Member has vote in General Assembly</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Participate in meetings of the membership at-large / general assembly</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Voting participation in meetings</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Voting participation in meetings</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| </tbody> |
| </table> |
| </div> |
| <p> |
| <strong>Contributing Member - Rights, Benefits and Obligations</strong> |
| </p> |
| <div> |
| <table class="table table-stripped"> |
| <thead> |
| <tr> |
| <th> |
| <p>Benefit</p> |
| </th> |
| <th> |
| <p>Eclipse Foundation, Inc.</p> |
| </th> |
| <th> |
| <p>Eclipse Foundation AISBL</p> |
| </th> |
| </tr> |
| </thead> |
| <tbody> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Representation on Board of Directors</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Elected representation</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Elected representation</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Vote on Foundation budget, audited financial statements, etc.</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Elected representative on Board has vote</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Elected representative on Board has vote</p> |
| <p>Member has vote in General Assembly</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Vote on changes to IP Policy, Eclipse Development Process, etc.</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Elected representative on Board has vote</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> |
| Elected representative on Board has vote<br /> |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Vote on changes to the Bylaws and membership agreement</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Elected representative on Board has vote</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> |
| Elected representative on Board has vote<br /> Member has vote in General Assembly |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Participate in meetings of the membership at-large / general assembly</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Voting participation in meetings</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Voting participation in meetings</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| </tbody> |
| </table> |
| </div> |
| <p> |
| <strong>Committer Member - Rights, Benefits and Obligations</strong> |
| </p> |
| <div> |
| <table class="table table-stripped"> |
| <thead> |
| <tr> |
| <th> |
| <p>Benefit</p> |
| </th> |
| <th> |
| <p>Eclipse Foundation, Inc.</p> |
| </th> |
| <th> |
| <p>Eclipse Foundation AISBL</p> |
| </th> |
| </tr> |
| </thead> |
| <tbody> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Representation on Board of Directors</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Elected representation</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Elected representation</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Vote on Foundation budget, audited financial statements, etc.</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Elected representative on Board has vote</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Elected representative on Board has vote</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Vote on changes to IP Policy, Eclipse Development Process, etc.</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Elected representative on Board has vote</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Elected representative on Board has vote</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Vote on changes to the Bylaws and membership agreement</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Elected representative on Board has vote</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Elected representative on Board has vote</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Participate in meetings of the membership at-large / general assembly</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Voting participation in meetings</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Non-voting participation in meetings</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| </tbody> |
| </table> |
| </div> |
| <p> |
| <strong>Associate Member - Rights, Benefits and Obligations</strong> |
| </p> |
| <div> |
| <table class="table table-stripped"> |
| <thead> |
| <tr> |
| <th> |
| <p>Benefit</p> |
| </th> |
| <th> |
| <p>Eclipse Foundation, Inc.</p> |
| </th> |
| <th> |
| <p>Eclipse Foundation AISBL</p> |
| </th> |
| </tr> |
| </thead> |
| <tbody> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Representation on Board of Directors</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>None</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>None</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Vote on Foundation budget, audited financial statements, etc.</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>None</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>None</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Vote on changes to IP Policy, Eclipse Development Process, etc.</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>None</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>None</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Vote on changes to the Bylaws and membership agreement</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>None </p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>None</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p>Participate in meetings of the membership at-large / general assembly</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Non-voting participation in meetings</p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p>Non-voting participation in meetings</p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| </tbody> |
| </table> |
| </div> |
| <p id="q_15"> |
| <strong>Q. I am a Committer employed by a Member Company - do I have to do anything?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p> |
| That depends. For Committers whose employer has executed the Member Committer and |
| Contributor Agreement, then there is nothing for you to do. But if you have previously |
| executed an Individual Committer Agreement with the Eclipse Foundation as an individual, then |
| you will need to re-execute the new version of that agreement.<br /> <br /> In either case, |
| there is no action for you to take at this time. Rather, the Foundation will contact |
| either you or your employer to execute the new agreements with the Belgian organization. |
| </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p id="q_16"> |
| <strong>Q. I am a contributor to one or more Eclipse projects, do I have to do anything?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p>No, you do not. The Eclipse Contributor Agreement (“ECA”) will be |
| updated to reference our new Belgian legal entity. However, your existing ECA will continue to |
| be effective. </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p id="q_17"> |
| <strong>Q. I have questions not listed here, who do I contact?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p> |
| Please send an email to <a href="mailto:eclipse-europe@eclipse.org">eclipse-europe@eclipse.org</a>. |
| </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p id="q_18"> |
| <strong>Q. Has the address of the Eclipse Foundation changed?</strong> |
| </p> |
| <ol type="A"> |
| <li> |
| <p>There will be a new corporate address of the new Eclipse Foundation AISBL listed on |
| the agreements. However, the mailing address for sending documents and agreements to the |
| Foundation remains 2934 Baseline Road, Suite 202, Ottawa, ON Canada. </p> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
