RE: [eclipse.org-planning-council] Release train wiki pages

[John Arthorne <John_Arthorne@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for clarifying that Mike. My
intepretation had been that the EMO is the "paid staff" part
of the Foundation. I.e., that the Eclipse Foundation is made up of the
Board, the membership, the councils, and the EMO. I am now the wiser. 

John

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John, et al,
 
You may likely be interested
in knowing that as per the Bylaws[1], the three Councils (Requirements,
Planning, Architecture) are actually defined as being part of the
Eclipse Management Organization (EMO). In other words, I do agree that
stating "The Eclipse Foundation produces
a simultaneous release"
 is appropriate. An alternate formulation could be "The
Eclipse Foundation and its projects produce a simultaneous release".
 
I hope that helps.
 
[1] http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/Eclipse%20BYLAWS%202008_07_24%20Final.pdf
see pages 16-18
 
I was also asked if it is correct to say
"The Eclipse Foundation produces a simultaneous release". I think
this is right, as I believe the planning council and committer members
are "part of" the Eclipse Foundation. We tend to equate "Eclipse
Foundation" with "Eclipse Management Organization (EMO)",
but I think these are distinct entities (the EMO being a small but important
element of the overall Foundation). Am I splitting hairs here? Would it
be better to say "The Eclipse community produces a simultaneous release"?
This doesn't seem right either, as anybody using or talking about Eclipse
is in some way part of the Eclipse community. Please dive in to correct
me here...