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At OCX 2026, the Eclipse Foundation highlighted the growing role of open source in embedded and IoT development, with Eclipse ThreadX and RISC-V at the center of the conversation.

Held in Brussels, this year’s Open Community Experience (OCX) felt like an event arriving at exactly the right moment. Across three days of sessions, conversations, and keynotes, one theme became clear: open source is no longer simply a development model. It is becoming strategic infrastructure.

This recap covers the OC for Tooling track at Open Community Experience 2026 (OCX), with sessions focused on Eclipse Theia, AI-powered IDEs, open source developer tools, language engineering, and the growing role of tooling in modern software systems.

The open source ecosystem’s first foundation-operated managed service for critical developer infrastructure, with AWS, Google, and Cursor among its first enterprise customers

Data In Motion has been commissioned by the Sovereign Tech Fund to modernize the OSGi ecosystem over the next 12 months.

Open source infrastructure underpins much of the software world, but it often goes underfunded. That is exactly the gap that the Sovereign Tech Agency was created to close, by using a range of dedicated programs, including the Sovereign Tech Fund. OSGi got selected as one of the technologies to be improved.

Learn about Carmen Delgado's new role within the Eclipse Foundation.

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Eclipse Theia 1.70 is out, just in time for OCX next week: AI Coding in the Theia IDE has graduated from beta, alongside major improvements to agent workflows, Git/SCM, terminal history, search, debugging, and platform compatibility.

In this guest post, Ruth Ikegah, open source pioneer and community builder in Africa, shares her journey – from her upbringing in a rural Nigerian household to global tech conference stages.

The initiative supports responsible disclosure by the global security research community to protect critical open source developer infrastructure.

The Open Community for Research at OCX is where game-changing collaboration happens. From 21-23 April, the Eclipse Foundation is once again bringing together a unique mix of developers, researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers to discuss and collaborate on the technologies that are shaping the future of open source in Europe.

Perforce Software, together with the Eclipse Foundation, has published the results of the 2026 State of Automotive Software Development Survey, offering a detailed look at current practices and emerging trends in the automotive software sector, including the growing role of open source.

We are thrilled to announce the official 1.0 release of Eclipse hawkBit - the culmination of years of community-driven development, 84 contributors, nearly 4,000 commits, 20 releases, and a relentless focus on making over-the-air software updates for IoT devices reliable, scalable, and secure.

Read the March community newsletter to get updates on Eclipse Thea, Open VSX Registry, AI-assisted development, OCX, and more.

Google has announced an updated version of its open source Android Automotive operating system designed for software-defined vehicles. Previously limited to in-car infotainment systems, Android Automotive is now being extended to support non-safety-critical components within the vehicle’s internal computing architecture, broadening its role as an “open infrastructure.” This strategic move comes with a new and straightforward name: Android Automotive OS SDV, short AAOS SDV. As platforms like this evolve into critical infrastructure, governance matters as much as code.

The Eclipse Theia Community Release 2026-02 is here, bringing together 167 improvements from Theia 1.67 and 1.68 into a stable milestone for adopters. From GitHub Copilot integration and Agent Skills to shell execution, stronger agent workflows, AppTester automation, and the new Terminal Manager, there is a lot for Theia builders and users to explore in this release.

Our new demo video shows Theia Coder across a complete workflow, from app generation and code updates to planning and automated E2E testing. It also introduces the Capability concept for enabling workflows like testing, shell access, and GitHub-related tasks more easily.

Open source initiatives and AI platforms are intended to accelerate the development of software-defined vehicles. What does it take to win the race for the best digital car?

As we approach Open Community Experience (OCX) 2026, taking place 21–23 April in Brussels, I’ve been reflecting on this year’s program and what it says about where our community is heading.

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