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| * Eric Poirier (Eclipse Foundation) - initial API and implementation |
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| <p>The Eclipse Foundation provides our global community of individuals and organizations with a |
| mature, scalable, and business-friendly environment for open source software collaboration and |
| innovation. The Foundation is home to the Eclipse IDE, Jakarta EE, and over 350 open source |
| projects, including runtimes, tools, and frameworks for a wide range of technology domains |
| such as the Internet of Things, automotive, geospatial, systems engineering, and many others.</p> |
| <p> |
| The Eclipse Foundation is a European-based international not-for-profit association supported |
| by over 300 <a href="/membership">members</a> who value the |
| Foundation’s unique <a href="/org/workinggroups/">Working Group</a> |
| governance model, open innovation processes, and <a href="http://events.eclipse.org/">community-building |
| events</a>. Our members include industry leaders who have embraced open source as a <a |
| href="/org/value" |
| >key enabler for business strategy</a>. |
| </p> |
| <h2>Origins</h2> |
| <p> |
| The <a href="/eclipse/">Eclipse Project</a> was originally created by |
| IBM in November 2001 and supported by a consortium of software vendors. The Eclipse Project |
| continues to be used by millions of developers. |
| </p> |
| <p>The Eclipse Foundation was created in January 2004 as an independent not-for-profit |
| corporation to act as the steward of the Eclipse community. The independent not-for-profit |
| corporation was created to allow a vendor-neutral, open, and transparent community to be |
| established around Eclipse.</p> |
| <h2>Structure</h2> |
| <p> |
| The Eclipse community consists of individual developers and organizations spanning many |
| industries. The Foundation employs a full-time <a |
| href="/org/foundation/staff.php" |
| >professional staff</a> to provide services to the community. The Eclipse Foundation is funded |
| by annual dues from our <a href="/membership">members</a> and governed |
| by a <a href="/org/foundation/directors.php">Board of Directors</a>. |
| Strategic Developers and Strategic Consumers hold seats on this Board, as do representatives |
| elected by Add-in Providers and Open Source committers. Eclipse committers are typically |
| employed by organizations or are independent developers that volunteer their time to work on |
| the Eclipse projects. |
| </p> |
| <h2>Services</h2> |
| <p> |
| The Eclipse Foundation provides four key services to the Eclipse community: 1) <a |
| href="/org/services/#IP_Management" |
| >IP Management</a>, 2) <a href="/org/services/#Ecosystem">Ecosystem Development and Marketing</a>, |
| 3) <a href="/org/services/#Development">Development Process</a>, and 4) <a |
| href="/org/services/#IT" |
| >IT Infrastructure</a>. Full-time staff are associated with each of these areas and work with |
| the greater Eclipse community to assist in meeting the needs of stakeholders. |
| </p> |
| <h2>A Unique Model for Open Source Development</h2> |
| <p>The Eclipse Foundation has been established to serve the Eclipse open source projects and the |
| Eclipse community. As an independent not-for-profit corporation, the Foundation and the |
| Eclipse governance model ensures no single entity is able to control the strategy, policies or |
| operations of the Eclipse community.</p> |
| <p>The Foundation is focused on creating an environment for successful open source projects and |
| to promote the adoption of Eclipse technology in commercial and open source solutions. Through |
| services like IP Due Diligence, annual release trains, development community support, and |
| ecosystem development, the Eclipse model of open source development is a unique and proven |
| model for open source development.</p> |
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| <h6>Related Links</h6> |
| <ul> |
| <li><a href="../membership/">Membership</a></li> |
| <li><a href="../membership/become_a_member/">Become a member</a></li> |
| </ul> |
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| <h6>Thank you!</h6> |
| <p> |
| Thanks to our many <a href="/corporate_sponsors/">Corporate Sponsors</a> |
| for their generous donations to our infrastructure. |
| </p> |
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