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At the heart of OCX is EclipseCon, returning stronger than ever as a must attend annual gathering for the global development community.

Submit your proposal for TheiaCon 2024 to share your insights at this virtual conference, happening 13-14 November.

The security track at OCX 2024 is packed with sessions that address the most pressing challenges and opportunities in open source security. Check this blog for a sneak peek at what the security track has in store.

Open Community for Automotive (OCA) is the newly annual open source for automotive conference hosted by the Eclipse Foundation and collocated at the Open Community Experience (OCX). Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from some of the most esteemed speakers in our community.

The Eclipse Foundation is a CNA (CVE Numbering Authority), responsible for assigning vulnerability identification numbers, known as CVE (Common Vulnerability Enumerations), to our projects. This August, a new set of rules for CNAs comes into force.

Learn about some of the standout sessions you can look forward to at Open Community for Java in Ivar Grimstad's new blog.

Learn about the CRA’s impact on open source, gain expert insights into where the Act is a force for good and where it leaves some grey areas, and how you can prepare for its arrival.

The Eclipse SDV (Software Defined Vehicle) community has initiated three new Special Interest Groups (SIGs) within the Working Group. These will focus on ThreadX, Rust, and Automotive Grade Open Source. 

If you belong to the Adoptium community, are an Eclipse Temurin user, or are planning to migrate from a different JDK to an open source solution, this is a good opportunity for you and your team members to join and learn from our community members. 

The SDV Community Day of the Eclipse Foundation is an event focused on defining and building the future of automotive, mobility and open source software. Bosch is a strategic member of the Eclipse Foundation and as a software architect for the Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) at Bosch Engineering GmbH I had the pleasure to attend this event in June 2024.

What’s cooking for Eclipse Kuksa? We recently caught up with four members of the project team, Erik Jaegerwall, Sven Erik Jeroschewski, Lukas Mittag, and Sebastian Schildt, to find out what the automotive project is currently working on.

July's newsletter covers the latest Eclipse IDE, and Jakarta EE 11. Read the full edition here.

Thanks to the relentless dedication of the working group members and our collaborators, the first half of 2024 has been remarkably positive. Oniro program manager Juan Rico covers some of the highlights and what's next for the working group.

Eclipse Foundation executive director Mike Milinkovich joined Emily Omier for a wide-ranging conversation about the role of open source foundations in the open source ecosystem, especially as related to open source businesses. 

A new version of CVSS, version 4.0, has recently been implemented. This blog explores the new fields, improved metrics, and how they impact CVE entries.

Are you considering upgrading to the latest version of the Eclipse IDE? The following article provides an overview of the migration process, offering insights into accommodating new features, security enhancements, and performance improvements while upgrading to a new version. 
 

The BMW Group has joined the Eclipse Foundation’s Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) Working Group as a strategic member. The Eclipse SDV Working Group facilitates global collaboration on open-source software technologies for use in modern vehicles.

Learn about the relationship between these two leading protocols by downloading our new technology brief!

After years of discussions, German car manufacturers have finally decided to work together. In a working group of around 50 companies, they want to develop joint software for future vehicle generations.

Enthusiasts of software-defined vehicles (SDV), whether programmers or not, met online as well as on site at the Mercedes-Benz Customer Center in Sindelfingen to get in touch and discuss all about SDVs and Open Source.