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| Among the key principles on which this project is run, are the following: |
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| <td><b>Extension of the Eclipse value proposition</b> The Eclipse Project |
| has set a high standard for technical excellence, functional innovation |
| and overall extensibility within the Java IDE domain. We intend to apply |
| these same standards to the Web/J2EE application-tooling domain.</td> |
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| <td><b>Vendor ecosystem </b>A major goal of this project is to support a |
| vital application development tools market. Its exemplary functionality |
| will be useful on its own but it will be designed from the start to be |
| extensible so commercial vendors can use what this project delivers as a |
| foundation for their own product innovation and development efficiency. </td> |
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| <td><b>Vendor neutrality</b> Vendor neutrality will be at the core of this |
| project. We aim to encourage Eclipse participation and drive Eclipse |
| market acceptance by strengthening the long-term product value |
| propositions of the widest possible range of application development |
| vendors. </td> |
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| <td><b>Standards-based innovation</b> This project will deliver an |
| extensible, standards-based tooling foundation on which the widest |
| possible range of vendors can create value-added development products for |
| their customers and end-users. Where standards exist, we will adhere to |
| them. At least, at first, where standards are emerging, we will wait for |
| them to emerge; this can be re-evaluated later according to user needs and |
| contributor availability. Where multiple technologies are widely used for |
| a given functional need, we will attempt to support each, subject only to |
| technical feasibility and our goal of providing the most capable and |
| extensible foundation long term. </td> |
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| <td height="22"><b>Agile development</b> Our aim is to incorporate into our planning |
| process the innovations that arise once a project is underway, and the |
| feedback from our user community on our achievements to date. We think an |
| agile development and planning process, in which progress is incremental, |
| near-term deliverables are focused, and long-term planning is flexible, |
| will be the best way to achieve this. </td> |
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| <td height="22"><b>Inclusiveness & diversity</b> We aim to assimilate the best ideas |
| from the largest number of participants representing the needs of the |
| widest range of end-users. So we will encourage organizations across a |
| broad range of technical, market and geographical domains to participate |
| in this project.</td> |
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