Eclipse Foundation Member Newsletter

Eclipse Foundation News

March 2025

Mike Milinkovich

Executive Director Eclipse Foundation

Eclipse Foundation Executive Report

I hope this report finds everyone well. Recently, we held our elections for the 2025 Eclipse Foundation Contributing Member and Committer Member representatives to the Foundation’s Board. The elected representatives on our board play a vital role in our governance. The results of the election are listed below. I want to personally thank everyone who participated in this year’s election process, and notably those who stood for election. Congratulations to all!

We look forward to their continued leadership and collaboration, effective 1 April 2025. I’d also like to personally thank Thomas Königseder and Carlo Piana for running in this year’s election.

I want to highlight the impactful work of the Open Regulatory Compliance Working Group. This initiative has made significant strides in recent months, including launching new resources on GitHub, hosting our inaugural workshop in Brussels, participating in the EU Open Source Policy Summit, attending the first CRA Expert Group meeting, representing the community at FOSDEM, and developing a comprehensive deliverables plan to outline next steps and encourage broader community involvement. These achievements reflect our commitment to fostering collaboration and advancing regulatory compliance within open source.

In alignment with our focus on enhancing open source security, I’m excited to announce our collaboration with the Sovereign Tech Fund, a program of the Sovereign Tech Agency. The Sovereign Tech Fund will invest in the development, improvement, and maintenance of open digital base technologies worldwide, driving significant security enhancements across Eclipse Foundation projects. Securing this new source of funding demonstrates the quality and the value of the work being done by the Foundation’s security team; I urge all members to follow closely the work being done by our team.

I’m pleased to report that our membership remains strong. As of February 28, we have 385 Corporate Members and 2,050 Committers. The 2025 budget which was approved by the Board in December 2024 includes further growth for the Foundation, once again driven by our working groups and new initiatives. Also, I’m pleased to report that we closed out fiscal year 2024 on a strong note, and that our finances are healthy heading into 2025.

Eclipse Foundation Group Total Budget

2023 Actual (EUR)

2024 Actual (EUR)

2025 Budgeted (EUR)

Revenue
Expenses
Net Income

11.3M

11.6M

(0.3M)

12.8M

13.1M
(0.3M)

14.7M

15.0M

(0.3M)

Membership

2025 Eclipse Foundation Board Election Results

The Eclipse Foundation would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s election process and is pleased to announce the results of the 2025 Eclipse Foundation Contributing Member and Committer Member elections for representatives to the Foundation’s Board. These positions are a vitally important part of the Eclipse Foundation's governance.

Hendrik Ebbers, Johannes Matheis, and Angelo Corsaro will be returning as the Contributing Member representatives. Ed Merks, Matthew Khouzam, and Shelley Lambert will be returning as the Committer Member representatives. Congratulations! We're looking forward to working with them on the Board, effective 1 April 2025.

We thank Thomas Königseder and Carlo Piana for running in this year’s election.

2025 Annual General Assembly - Mark Your Calendar!

The annual general assembly of the Eclipse Foundation AISBL will be held on Tuesday, 8 April 2025 at 16:00-17:00 CEST via Zoom. Members can also join the meeting in person at Spaces Omniturm, 1st floor, Grosse Gallussstrasse 16-18, 60312, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

The Convening Notice was sent to members on 5 March; all are encouraged to join. If you wish to attend in person, RSVP to: secretary@eclipse-foundation.org at the latest by 7 April 2025 at 22:00 CEST.

Note that while all members are welcome to join, voting is restricted to Voting Members (i.e. Member representatives of Strategic and Contributing Member organisations) or their proxies. An email including the agenda and specific instructions regarding attending and/or voting electronically in advance has been sent on 13 March 2025, subject line: “Annual General Assembly meeting - 8 April 2025 – Your action is required”.

Toolchain Modernization Strategy Interest Group Formation

The Toolchain Modernization Strategy Interest Group was formally established in February. It was founded by EclipseSource (Lead), Renesas, and TypeFox, and has subsequently been joined by IBM, Vector, STMicroelectronics, and Kitchwa Coders. The Interest Group's primary objective is to facilitate the exchange of expertise and collaboratively develop strategic frameworks for the modernisation, migration, and transformation of technology stacks. Specifically, the group will address the complexities associated with transitioning both desktop-based and cloud-based products towards more contemporary and scalable solutions, while also considering the integration of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence.

A highly productive Kick-Off Meeting has already taken place, and the next meeting has been scheduled with a predetermined agenda.

Membership Information: Eclipse Member Organisations can join the Interest Group by announcing their intent on the mailing list or by contacting the Collaborations Team at collaborations@eclipse-foundation.org. Join today!