October 2025

Eclipse Foundation News

Open infrastructure is not free: A joint statement on sustainable stewardship

The global software ecosystem is built on open source infrastructure. As demand grows, we invite the businesses that rely on these technologies the most to play a larger role in sustaining them. Read our open letter on sustainable stewardship, signed by the Eclipse Foundation and other leading open source organisations.

Member case study: Bloomberg’s shift to open source Java

Learn how Bloomberg is reinforcing its open source-first strategy with Eclipse Temurin. By joining the Adoptium Working Group as an Enterprise Member, Bloomberg has strengthened both its open source positioning and its business infrastructure. Download the case study.

Membership

The amended Eclipse Foundation AISBL Bylaws have been approved by the General Assembly on 20 October 2025. We thank all Member representatives who sent their proxy forms to vote for the approval of the amended bylaws. The updated Bylaws are now available at the Eclipse Foundation website.

For more information on the changes introduced, check the recording of the Members’ Information Session held on 23 September 2025.

Working Group process revisions

The amended Eclipse Foundation Working Group Process has been approved by the Board of Directors on 21 October 2025. The updated Working Group Process is now available at the Eclipse Foundation website.

For more information on the changes introduced, check the recording of the Working Group Members’ Information Session held on 10 October 2025.

Open VSX publisher agreement updated

The Open VSX Publisher Agreement was updated to Version 1.1 on 16 October 2025. Read the details on the changes.

For more information on Extensions for VS Code Compatible Editors or to become an Open VSX Publisher, please visit the Open VSX Registry. If you are an existing publisher and have questions regarding the Publisher Agreement update, please contact us via openvsx@eclipse-foundation.org.

New Members & Industry Collaboration Participants
for September 2025

Contributing Members

Validas AG

Associate Members

Industry Collaborations

OpenHW Foundation Working Group

Politecnico di Torino

Open Regulatory Compliance Working Group

Eclipse Project Governance

Organising your Eclipse Foundation open source project team

While the Eclipse Foundation Development Process (EDP) clearly defines the roles of contributors, committers, and project leads, it deliberately refrains from dictating internal team organisation, thereby granting project teams significant autonomy in establishing their own leadership structures and decision-making processes. Read the article.