History
• 2001 - Initial eclipse.org Board of Stewards:• Borland• IBM• Red Hat• SuSE• MERANT• QNX• Software Systems• Rational Software• TogetherSoft• Webgain
History
• 2003 – 80+ members• 2004 – re-organized -> non-profit corporation
• Full-time management organization established• Coordinate open source projects• Engage with open source community
• 2006 – 5 year birthday• Primary IDE for non .NET development
Eclipse
• Platform supporting:
• Underlying needs of many different applications
• A variety of active projects producing tools
• Supporting entire application lifecycle
Eclipse Foundation
• Organization:• Member funded• 115+ member companies• non-profit• supports Eclipse open source projects
• development mentoring
• marketing
• support Eclipse community
Eclipse Foundation
Members:1. Strategic Members
2. Add-in Provider Members
3. Associate Members
4. Committer Members
Eclipse FoundationMembers:
1. Strategic Members:• Companies view Eclipse as strategic platform• Invest financial & developer resources – develop Eclipse technology• Has representation on Eclipse Foundation Bd of Directors
• Control strategic direction of Eclipse• Has representation on Eclipse Requirements Council
• Input/influence over themes & priorities of Eclipse technology
Eclipse FoundationMembers:
1. Strategic Members:a. Strategic Consumer – major user of Eclipse techb. Strategic Developer – major developer of Eclipse tech
Eclipse FoundationMembers:
1. Strategic Members:
a. Strategic Consumer – major user of Eclipse tech• Annual dues 0.2% of revenue (min $50, max $500K)
Eclipse FoundationMembers:
1. Strategic Members:
b. Strategic Developer – major developer of Eclipse tech• Contribute at least 8 full-time developers
• Annual dues 0.12% of revenue (max $250K)
• Lead one+ Eclipse Project(s)
• Has representation on Eclipse Planning and Arch Council
• Direct input – development/architecture of Eclipse
Eclipse FoundationMembers:
2. Add-in Provider Members:• Companies view Eclipse as important part of their Corp/product strategy
• Development of Eclipse ecosystem
• Must have an Eclipse based offering avail within 12 months of joining.
• Required to publicly announce their support for Eclipse
• Annual dues - $5000
Eclipse FoundationMembers:
3. Associate Members:• Non-profit organizations• Standards body• Research institute• University• Publisher• Participate in development of Eclipse Ecosystem• Dues – none required• Can submit requirements• Participate in project reviews & membership meetings
Eclipse FoundationMembers:
4. Committer Members:• Must be a Committer:
• developer of Eclipse open source• Volunteered/contributed by organizations/individuals
• Core developers of Eclipse technology
• Can commit changes to source code
• May vote for Committer Representatives on Eclipse Bd of Directors
Eclipse Ecosystem
• Comprised of:• Major technology vendors
• Innovative start-ups
• Research institutions
• Universities
• Individuals
• Support & extend Eclipse platform
Eclipse Open Source Projects
• More than 60• Main Categories:
1. Enterprise Development2. Embedded and Device Development3. Rich Client Platform4. Rich Internet Applications5. Application Frameworks6. Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)7. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Eclipse Platform
• Developed:• by open source developers• in Java
Eclipse Platform
• Deployed on:• Linux• HP-UX• AIX• Solaris• QNX• MAC OS X• Windows based systems
Eclipse Platform • provides plug-in based framework
• to benefit software providers & end-user• seamless movement between diff tools• easier to create, integrate, & utilize SW tools• saves $ and time
Eclipse Platform • Foundation for:
• building development environments• building arbitrary tools and applications
• (RCP) Rich Client Platform component• used to build arbitrary applications for banking, medial, automotive, and space exploration.
Evaluation
Signs they are meeting their goals:
• Primary IDE after 5 years
• Growing member count (115)
• Growing projects count (60)
• Corp support – strength
• Appear well organized
Evaluation
Improvements that could be made:
• add clarity for new-comers
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Eclipse Foundation, The. (2007). Become a member. Retrieved April 3, 2007, from http://www.eclipse.org/membership/become_a_member/
Eclipse Foundation, The. (2007). Eclipse Foundation Community Awards Announcement: Eclipse Community Awards Winners Announced: Awards Recognize Top Individuals and Technologies in the Eclipse Community. Retrieved April 3, 2007, from http://www.eclipse.org/org/press-release/20070306eclipsecommunityawards.php
Eclipse Foundation, The. (2007). Eclipse logos and artwork for members and providers. Retrieved April 3, 2007, from http://www.eclipse.org/artwork/index.php
Eclipse Foundation, The. (2007). Eclipse Newcomers FAQ. Retrieved April 3, 2007, from http://www.eclipse.org/home/newcomers.php
Eclipse Foundation, The. (2007). Eclipse Platform Overview. Retrieved April 3, 2007, from http://www.eclipse.org/platform/overview.php
International Business Machines Corp. (2006). Eclipse Platform Technical Overview. Retrieved April 3, 2007, from http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Whitepaper-Platform-3.1/eclipse-platform-whitepaper.pdf
Varhol, P. (2007). Pay attention to eclipse: The technologies being developed under the eclipse umbrella have implications far beyond Java development. [electronic version]. Redmond magazine. Retrieved April 3, 2007, from http://reddevnews.com/columns/article.aspx?editorialsid=1701
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