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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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

Seven finalist teams were selected at the SDV Hackathon Chapter 2. Check this blog to learn about the solutions they came up with.

The conference focuses on presenting new and unique results in the field of mobility simulation and modelling using openly available tools and data. We expect a large variety of research topics and usage approaches. If you are working on a research project fitting the topics below, you are kindly invited to submit an abstract. 

The in-depth analysis and recommendations section of the Draghi Report devotes an entire chapter to the European automotive industry, examining its transformation and challenges in the context of global shifts toward green mobility, Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs), and evolving market dynamics.

Software has become the main differentiator in modern vehicles, and its importance in the automotive industry is continually growing. However, the development of automotive software presents distinct challenges that differentiate it from conventional software development.

In this blog from Arm and Ferrous Systems, learn how to integrate Rust with Real-Time Operating Systems like Eclipse ThreadX on microcontrollers and medium-sized microprocessors.