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Theia AI wins 2025 CODiE Award!

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 11:12 by Jacob Harris

Congratulations to the Eclipse Theia team on winning the CODiE Award for best open source development tool! 

Eclipse Foundation SBOMs with Mikael Barbero

Monday, October 20, 2025 - 09:25 by Jacob Harris

Mikael discusses the foundation’s role in enhancing the security posture of open source projects, the importance of Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs), and the various security services provided to projects in this episode of the Open Source Security podcast.

Eclipse Theia 1.65 Released!

Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 03:22 by Jonas Helming

The Eclipse Theia 1.65 release brings cutting-edge AI integration with native Claude Code support, backend preferences, and major improvements for browser-only IDEs. From seamless AI-powered workflows to enhanced debugging and MCP server capabilities, this update is a must-read for developers building modern, cloud-based IDEs.

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Building an Understanding of Voluntary Security Attestations and Their Role in Sustaining Open Source Communities

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 09:48 by Shanda Giacomoni

In the context of the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act, Article 25, these could be documents that describe the security practices, processes, attributes, or assurances associated with an open source project. They could be publicly shared, perhaps in a code repository or alongside a build binary, or they could be privately shared, for example, as FreeBSD has done. However, we don’t really know what they should be, just yet, and defining that together is the purpose of this new project.

A RedMonk Conversation: CRA – The First Horizontal Regulation of the Software Industry

Friday, October 10, 2025 - 13:04 by Shanda Giacomoni

In this conversation, Rachel Stephens (Research Director at RedMonk) and Mike Milinkovich (Executive Director, Eclipse Foundation) discuss the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Mike explains the law, its implications for the software industry – particularly open source software – and the responsibilities it places on manufacturers. 

2026 State of Open Source Survey

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 16:54 by Jacob Harris

The open source landscape is evolving fast, and we want to hear from you. The Eclipse Foundation is proud to collaborate again with Perforce Software and Open Source Initiative on the 2026 State of Open Source survey. Your input ensures this report reflects the real challenges and opportunities facing OSS users today.

ORC Monthly: FAQ Momentum, Code & Compliance, and EU Consultations

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 - 14:49 by Shanda Giacomoni

The latest ORC Monthly is out! Highlights include:
 • Code & Compliance Community Day (Oct 22–23, Brussels) — program updates + registration reminder
 • ETSI early consultations, EC survey on critical OSS, and the Standardisation Regulation consultation
 • New “how to contribute” video/blog for newcomers
 • Welcome to new members: ifrOSS, Open Source Society Malta, OSADL

Open Infrastructure at a Crossroads

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 09:46 by Jacob Harris

The Eclipse Foundation, alongside other open source stewards, issued a statement that highlights the fragility of critical public open source infrastructure (from package registries like Maven Central and PyPI to CDNs and build systems) and calls for sustainable funding models to align usage with responsibility. Read the full statement here.


 

September 2025 Community Newsletter

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 12:26 by Natalia Loungou

Our September community newsletter is out. Catch up on the latest from the Eclipse Foundation ecosystem, from Eclipse S-CORE, to community news, project updates, and more.

Now open: 2026 State of Automotive Software Development Survey

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 15:49 by Jacob Harris

Your answers will help assess the current state of software development in the automotive industry. The results will be compiled in a report that helps automotive software development teams keep pace with the latest trends.