OSPO.Zone: A Resource for Open Source Program Offices
Participate in the IDE Working Group
IoT & Edge Commercial Adoption Survey Report
Eclipse Foundation Marketing Services
EclipseCon Program Coming Soon
Executive Director's Report
I’m pleased to report our membership remains strong. Our current corporate members now total 339, and our number of committers has grown to 1,739. Both stats are as of the end of May.
As we look back on the first half of the year, I am excited by the many great things happening across the Eclipse Foundation ecosystem. As has been noted in this newsletter, as well as on our various channels, we have seen major milestones achieved with a significant number of our projects, such as the recent release of Eclipse ioFog 2.0 and the Eclipse IDE 2021-06.
Also, I’m pleased to see so many of our working groups now producing artifacts that highlight the value and impact of the projects in their respective areas, such as the recent white paper from the Edge Native Working Group, which provides a comprehensive overview of the edge computing landscape, including several Eclipse Foundation projects. Similarly, the Open VSX Registry white paper authored by the Eclipse Cloud DevTools Working Group outlines the benefits of a fully open source approach to a marketplace for VS Code extensions based on the Eclipse Open VSX project.
To me, these community-contributed content assets represent great collaboration among our member organizations, and highlight the value of working groups in driving the visibility and awareness of our projects.
Budget Approved
Our finances for the year remain strong and on target. In April, the Board approved the Foundation’s 2020 audited statements, and in June approved the Foundation’s 2021 forecast. A summary of both is provided in the table below.
2019 Actual
2020 Actual
2021 Forecast
Revenue
5.7
6.7
7.3
Expenses
6.2
6.6
7.7
Net Income
(0.5)
0.1
(0.4)
Moving Forward
The remainder of 2021 looks even more exciting, with a number of projects scheduling releases, and a number of major initiatives underway.
At the Foundation, our team is continuing to find new ways to bring value to our members and our ecosystem. Of note, we continue to expand our engagement with members and other organizations in defining new programs, including new research and working group initiatives, collaboration in a European-based open source program office (OSPO) initiative, and extending our third-party partnerships. And EclipseCon 2021 is shaping up to be another great event for us with submissions just closing and the program to be announced in the next few weeks. I encourage all members to participate actively in both the main program as well as the community day.
Finally, I would like to draw attention to our current initiatives around our code of conduct. We are proud of the fact that literally thousands of individuals collaborate together across our vast channels, and the manner in which those collaborations happen is so professional and welcoming. I find it very personally satisfying that, while our code of conduct has existed for years, the number of complaints received over that time is extremely low. Nonetheless, with the goal of constantly improving and evolving, over the coming months we will be providing additional guidance related to the code of conduct to better clarify how the code of conduct applies in the various aspects of “life at Eclipse,” as well as updating the processes in support of the code of conduct to better suit our evolving community.
OSPO.Zone: A Resource for Open Source Program Offices
In partnership with OW2, OpenForum Europe, and the Foundation for Public Code, the Eclipse Foundation has announced the launch of the OSPO Alliance. The mission of this open alliance is to grow awareness for open source in Europe and promote structured and professional management of open source by companies and administrations. The OSPO Alliance is a global initiative started in Europe.
The alliance aims to help companies and public institutions discover and understand open source, start benefiting from it across their activities, and grow to host an Open Source Program Office (OSPO) through a new resource hub OSPO.Zone. It will be focused on the role of OSPOs as an aspect of organizational governance essentially in non-technology sectors, including education and public administration. We highly encourage all members and committers of the Eclipse Foundation to get involved and for members to sign the statement of support.
The Eclipse IDE Working Group has been created to ensure the continued evolution, adoption, and sustainability of the Eclipse IDE suite of products, related technologies, and ecosystem. In particular, the new working group will provide governance, guidance, and funding for the communities that support the delivery and maintenance of Eclipse IDE products.
The goals of the Eclipse IDE Working Group are to ensure the continued success, vibrancy, quality and sustainability of the Eclipse Platform, desktop IDE, and underlying technologies, including related planning and delivery processes as well as related delivery technology.
The working group enables member organizations to provide direct support and funding for the great work that continues to be done by our committers and contributors. Any member organization that relies on the Eclipse IDE and has a vested interest in its continued success is encouraged to participate and/or sponsor the working group.
As a reminder, the 2021-06 release of the Eclipse IDE is available today and can be downloaded via eclipse.org/eclipseide.
The results of the 2021 IoT & Edge Commercial Adoption Survey have been released. This year’s edition not only focuses on how today’s organizations are perceiving IoT and edge adoption on a macro level, but also provides valuable insights on the overall IoT and edge ecosystem challenges and concerns.
Key findings, analysis, and recommendations for various ecosystem players have been revealed in this report. Download your copy now!
Eclipse Foundation Marketing Services
The marketing team at the Eclipse Foundation is focused on developer and community outreach, ecosystem building, and driving project awareness and industry adoption. We recently posted an outline of our marketing services, which summarizes some basic marketing programs the Eclipse Foundation team supports, including:
Project and working group press releases and announcements
Community news and updates
Event coordination and promotion
Branding and creative services
Content creation
Member case studies
Market intelligence and surveys
These services are all about sharing relevant information, insights, and best practices within our ecosystem and industry at large. Our goal is to increase awareness, adoption, and contributions towards the open source projects and working groups that matter to you.
All submissions for EclipseCon 2021 are now in! Thank you to the community for the excellent proposals, both in quality and quantity. Stay tuned for the program announcement in early July (follow @eclipsecon for the latest news).
Plans for Community Day at EclipseCon are underway. If your community would like to organize a session, contact us soon because space is limited.
ElipseCon is a unique opportunity for member companies to connect with and support the Eclipse community. To learn more, see the online prospectus or contact us at sponsors@eclipsecon.org.
EclipseCon 2021, October 25-28, is online and free to attend. We hope to see you there.