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| <P><STRONG>Strategic Members</STRONG></P></TD> |
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| face=Arial,Helvetica color=#ffffff>Becoming a member of the Eclipse |
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| <TD><STRONG>Qualifications</STRONG> |
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| There are two types of strategic members: Strategic Developers and |
| Strategic Consumers. Strategic Developers are major contributors of |
| technology to Eclipse. Each strategic developer must have at least 8 |
| developers assigned full time to developing Eclipse technology and |
| contribute annual dues of 0.12% of revenue (maximum $250K). Strategic |
| consumers are major users of Eclipse technology. They contribute annual |
| dues of 0.2% of revenues (minimum $50K, maximum $500K) but can reduce the |
| dues by contributing 1-2 developers, reducing their dues by $125K for each |
| developer, to the minimum of $50K. </TD> |
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| <TD><STRONG>Benefits</STRONG> |
| <BR>Each strategic member has a representative on the Eclipse Foundation |
| Board of Directors allowing them direct control over the strategic |
| direction of Eclipse. Strategic members also have a seat on the Eclipse |
| Requirements Council providing input and influence over the themes and |
| priorities over the Eclipse technology.<P>In addition, Strategic Developer companies lead one or more of the |
| Eclipse open source projects and have representation on the Eclipse |
| Planning and Architecture Council. This allows Strategic Developers to |
| have direct input into the development and architecture of Eclipse. |
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| <a href="How2Join%20Eclipse%20Rights%20by%20Membership%20Category.pdf">Eclipse |
| Rights by Membership Category</a> for further details. |
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| <P><STRONG>Steps to Join</STRONG><br> |
| If your company is interested in making the commitment to become a |
| strategic member please send an e-mail to <A |
| href="mailto:membership@eclipse.org">membership@eclipse.org</A>.<br></P> |
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| <P>The current list of strategic members can be found <a href="../strategic.html">here</a>. <br> |
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