Eclipse News

Explore Eclipse Symphony, Eclipse ThreadX, and more in the latest Community Newsletter.

The Open Regulatory Compliance WG has created new resources on GitHub for those who are just getting started or who want to learn how to contribute. We hosted our first workshop in Brussels, joined the EU Open Source Policy Summit and attended the first CRA Expert Group meeting, had multiple community members present during FOSDEM, and developed a deliverables plan that better defines next steps and how others can contribute. 

We're thrilled to introduce this new quarterly newsletter dedicated to all things related to software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and the growing Eclipse SDV community. Join our mailing list to receive it in your inbox as soon as it's available.

As the Head of Security at the Eclipse Foundation, I want to clarify the situation, explain DLL side-loading, and reaffirm our commitment to security and collaboration with the community. My goal is to provide a clear understanding of both the technical aspects of this misuse and our approach to maintaining a secure ecosystem.

JCON EUROPE 2025, taking place from 12-15 May 2025, at the Cinedom Multiplex Cinema in Cologne, is one of the biggest international Java community conferences in Germany. This year marks the 30-year anniversary of Java and a decade of JCON.

The article describes the journey of creating a multi-agent platform, a Language Model Operating System (LMOS), which was developed to solve the challenge of deploying LLM-powered applications for highly distributed scenarios with localised constraints.

ORC has expanded our social channels! Follow us on  LinkedIn, Mastodon, and Bluesky to stay connected. 

We are excited to announce the Public Preview of GitHub Copilot for Eclipse. As part of the broader GitHub Copilot family, which enhances productivity in various IDEs, this latest integration ensures that developers using Eclipse can benefit from AI-assisted coding like never before.

Discover the most popular Java runtimes, trends in API usage, and much more in our blog post covering the results of the 2024 Cloud Native Java Survey.

The Biscuit project is designed to be the core authorization component in large-scale distributed systems. As such, it needs to be stable, safe, but it also became apparent that it should provide assurances for users that it will be supported for a long time, with a clear governance.

Software-defined vehicles sit at the crossroads of automotive and software development – two fields where, sadly, women have historically been underrepresented. The good news is that this convergence presents a unique opportunity to bridge the gender gap by joining forces, sharing experiences, and uniting talents from both domains.

Adoptium is happy to announce the immediate availability of Eclipse Temurin 8u442-b06, 11.0.26+4, 17.0.14+7, 21.0.6+7 and 23.0.2+7. As always, all binaries are thoroughly tested and available free of charge without usage restrictions on a wide range of platforms.

Curious about what draws individuals to the automotive industry and to the Eclipse SDV Working Group? This month, we're kicking off a new series of brief interviews with our most active Eclipse SDV committers.

Read our new blog to learn how Maneo Mapharisa set out to empower young people with coding skills using the Eclipse IDE through the Girls Coding Academy’s Hackathon in Lesotho.

Dear friends and users,
we are happy to announce the release of SUMO version 1.22.0.
The download links are at https://sumo.dlr.de/Download.
If you cite the new release in your publications, please use the DOI

Collaboration in the software-defined vehicle (SDV) space is not just a best practice; it’s a necessity. As the automotive industry shifts toward software-driven innovation, the role of open source becomes pivotal. However, fostering collaboration in a historically siloed industry presents both immense opportunities and significant challenges. At Open Community for Automotive last fall, experts Kai Hudalla, Steven Hartley, Phani Gangula, and Carlton Bale shared their insights on why collaboration and integration are so critical – and so difficult – in the SDV ecosystem.

Optimise development team collaboration with Eclipse Open Collaboration Tools, discover Martin Lippert’s journey as an Eclipse Foundation committer, and mark your calendar for OCX 2026!

The Eclipse Foundation announced the creation of the Eclipse Open Collaboration Tools (OCT) project. This project falls under the purview of the Eclipse Cloud DevTools Working Group, marking an exciting step forward in advancing cloud-based development tools.

The TheadX Alliance offers organisations exclusive resources and tools to enhance safety certifications, reduce costs, and streamline product development.

It's time to reflect on the strides we've made in enhancing the security of our open source projects in 2024.