Eclipse News

This month's newsletter looks at open source project security in 2024, and efficiently managing large datasets with Jakarta Data's pagination.

We are embarking on the Grand Project of 2024: a fully modern, platform-agnostic version of the Eclipse IDE, with a renovated user experience and browser compliance. This ambitious effort has been named "Initiative 31".

 A brief history of Java EE/Jakarta EE and a detailed overview of some of the specifications that will be updated in Jakarta EE 11.

The Eclipse Foundation has started an initiative to define and deploy a Development Process for Safety Critical Applications. Learn more in Dana Vede's new blog post.

The Eclipse Foundation has long been a leader in driving open source innovation across IoT, edge computing, and embedded ecosystems. This highlights our role as a hub for collaborative innovation in embedded technologies, especially at the intersection of software and hardware.

With input from 300 industry professionals, our new survey report uncovers how OSS is driving unprecedented opportunities in cost reduction, product differentiation, and environmental stewardship. Sara Gallian explores the key findings in her blog.

This latest research highlights how the widespread adoption of open source software (OSS) is reshaping the development of software-defined vehicles (SDVs) by addressing key priorities such as cost-effectiveness, innovation, and environmental sustainability for business leaders and developers.

The EU Cyber Resilience Act will introduce new cybersecurity requirements for software released in the EU. Learn what it means for your open source projects and what GitHub is doing to ensure the law will be a net win for open source maintainers.

Three years from today all obligations of the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) will be fully applicable, with vulnerability reporting obligations applying already from September 2026. By that time, the CRA—from idea to implementation—will have been high on GitHub’s developer policy agenda for nearly six years.

In this interview with ThreadX SIG and project lead Frédéric Desbiens, we delve into what makes ThreadX stand out, its impressive track record, and its potential to shape the future of safety-critical and automotive software.

The recent Oniro and OpenHarmony event brought together key stakeholders from the open source community, showcasing the power of collaboration between the Eclipse Foundation Oniro and the OpenAtom Foundation OpenHarmony. With a lineup of insightful talks and deep dives into emerging technologies, the event was a testament to the growing synergy between the two projects.

On October 23, OpenHarmony and Eclipse Oniro hosted the “Think Global, Code Local” BoF event during OCX, bringing together global experts to discuss how collaboration in open source is transforming the IoT and smart device industries. The event focused on tackling fragmentation, advancing compliance, and fostering innovation through unified efforts, involving experts from OpenHarmony and Oniro.

This update brings significant enhancements aimed at improving the management, resolution, and disclosure of vulnerabilities within the Eclipse community.

This award highlights TypeFox’s work on OCT, which enhances remote collaboration for developers by providing adaptable, open, and vendor-neutral collaboration tools.

Contributed by Typefox, this open source initiative empowers real-time collaboration and extends Eclipse Theia IDE capabilities for distributed development teams.

The Eclipse Foundation is again collaborating with OpenLogic by Perforce to field the 2025 State of Open Source Survey. Share your perspective by 15 December!

Download the latest version of the leading open source platform for developers, featuring improved plug-in development tooling and Java development tooling.

This year, we see IoT and embedded development broadening its focus from traditional sectors like industrial automation and automotive to emerging fields such as healthcare, environmental monitoring, and energy management.

We are pleased to announce the release of Version 1.1 of the Eclipse Foundation Hosted Services Privacy and Acceptable Usage Policy, effective 2 December 2024.

10th annual survey highlights increasing IoT and embedded industry diversity as development shifts to safety, sustainability, and quality-of-life applications.

This month's newsletter looks at OpenHW, open source security audits, and Eclipse SDV projects CANought and uProtocol.