Eclipse Foundation News

January, 2024

Good News on the Cyber Resilience Act

Learn more on the progress of the European Union’s proposed Cyber Resilience Act (“CRA”) as the final revisions agreed to in the trilogue negotiations appear to largely exclude the open source community from its scope. You're welcome to join our next webinar on the latest updates 

Ask your questions to the EMO Team

Join the EMO in the next monthly call on February 8, to discuss the Eclipse Foundation Development Process, IP Policy updates, and more. All Eclipse open source project committers are welcome to join. 

Open source AI trends for 2024 according to Eclipse Foundation

Learn more about the trends that will shape 2024: from AI to government regulations in this interview by Mike Milinkovich.

We will be attending the Brussels Open Tech Week 2024! Join us at the EU Open Source Policy Summit on February 2, 2024 and at FOSDEM on February 3-4, 2024, where we proudly stand as sponsors and will be hosting a Public Policy Room. Keep an eye out for updates!

Featured

Nominations are currently open for the Eclipse Foundation Board. The open positions are to serve as the elected representatives of both the Contributing Member and Committer Member classes. These elected positions are critical to the Foundation’s governance. As specified in our Bylaws, based on the current number of Strategic Members, we expect there will be three elected Committer Member representatives and three elected Contributing Member representatives on next year's board. Elected representatives serve for a one-year term, running from 1 April, 2024 to 31 March, 2025.

To nominate a Committer Member representative or a Contributor Member representative, send an email to elections@eclipse.org. Self nominations are welcome. Nominations close on Wednesday, 31 January 2024 at 21h CET / 3:00 pm EST.

For more information:

• Duties and Responsibilities of an Eclipse Foundation Director
• Eclipse Foundation Elections - Key Dates

New Members & Industry Collaboration Participants
for December 2023

Contributing Members

Johannes Kepler University Linz  

Storm Reply Group

Sonatype Inc.

Sponsor OCX

We’re thrilled to announce Open Code Experience 2024, a new conference for our vibrant community of communities. Join us in shaping the future of open source technologies by becoming an OCX sponsor and connecting with a targeted audience of software developers and open source leaders. 

As a sponsor, you'll not only gain exposure to the community but also unlock a wealth of partnership opportunities.

Our unique tracks, including EclipseCon, an open source Java conference, and an automotive software and software defined vehicles event, will connect you with the people who share your passion for innovation and open source technologies.

With OCX sponsorship, you'll position your project at the forefront of the open source landscape, showcasing your commitment to collaboration and innovation.

Save the date for  22-24 October 2024 and explore sponsorship opportunities at opencode-x.org 

Events

• FOSS Backstage| March 4-5
• Berlin Buzzwords 2024 | June 9-11
  
• FOSS Design | March 6
• Devnexus 2024 | April 9-11
• AOSS | May 14

Community

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• Learn more about Jakarta EE RESTful Web Services
• SDV Alliance: Collaboration, The Key to Making the Software Defined Vehicle a Reality
• Introducing Eclipse Thread-X 
• Eclipse Industry Collaborations in Action:  Eclipse SDV, OpenMobility and ThreadX
• Eclipse Mosquitto Security Audit Has Been Completed

Contribute to the 2024 State of Automotive Software Development Survey, which Eclipse Foundation is conducting along with other industry partners, your answers will help assess the current state of software development in the automotive industry.