History Initial eclipse.org Board of Stewards: Borland IBM Red Hat SuSE MERANT QNX Software Systems Rational Software TogetherSoft Webgain

History 2003 – 80+ members 2004 – re-organized -> non-profit corporation Full-time management organization established Coordinate open source projects Engage with open source community 2006 – 5 year birthday Primary IDE for non.NET development

Eclipse Platform supporting: Underlying needs of many different applications A variety of active projects producing tools Supporting entire application lifecycle

Eclipse Foundation Organization: Member funded 115+ member companies non-profit supports Eclipse open source projects development mentoring marketing support Eclipse community

Eclipse Foundation Members: 1.Strategic Members 2.Add-in Provider Members 3.Associate Members 4.Committer Members

Eclipse Foundation Members: 1.Strategic Members: Companies view Eclipse as strategic platform Invest financial & developer resources – develop Eclipse technology Has representation on Eclipse Foundation Bd of Directors Control strategic direction of Eclipse Has representation on Eclipse Requirements Council Input/influence over themes & priorities of Eclipse technology

Eclipse Foundation Members: 1.Strategic Members: a. Strategic Consumer – major user of Eclipse tech b. Strategic Developer – major developer of Eclipse tech

Eclipse Foundation Members: 1.Strategic Members: a. Strategic Consumer – major user of Eclipse tech Annual dues 0.2% of revenue (min $50, max $500K)

Eclipse Foundation Members: 1.Strategic Members: b. Strategic Developer – major developer of Eclipse tech Contribute at least 8 full-time developers Annual dues 0.12% of revenue (max $250K) Lead one+ Eclipse Project(s) Has representation on Eclipse Planning and Arch Council Direct input – development/architecture of Eclipse

Eclipse Foundation Members: 2. Add-in Provider Members: Companies view Eclipse as important part of their Corp/product strategy Development of Eclipse ecosystem Must have an Eclipse based offering avail within 12 months of joining. Required to publicly announce their support for Eclipse Annual dues - $5000

Eclipse Foundation Members: 3.Associate Members: Non-profit organizations Standards body Research institute University Publisher Participate in development of Eclipse Ecosystem Dues – none required Can submit requirements Participate in project reviews & membership meetings

Eclipse Foundation Members: 4.Committer Members: Must be a Committer: developer of Eclipse open source Volunteered/contributed by organizations/individuals Core developers of Eclipse technology Can commit changes to source code May vote for Committer Representatives on Eclipse Bd of Directors

Eclipse Ecosystem Comprised of: Major technology vendors Innovative start-ups Research institutions Universities Individuals Support & extend Eclipse platform

Eclipse Open Source Projects More than 60 Main Categories: 1. Enterprise Development 2. Embedded and Device Development 3. Rich Client Platform 4. Rich Internet Applications 5. Application Frameworks 6. Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) 7. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Eclipse Platform Developed: by open source developers in Java

Eclipse Platform Deployed on: Linux HP-UX AIX Solaris QNX MAC OS X Windows based systems

Eclipse Platform provides plug-in based framework to benefit software providers & end-user seamless movement between diff tools easier to create, integrate, & utilize SW tools saves $ and time

Eclipse Platform Foundation for: building development environments building arbitrary tools and applications (RCP) Rich Client Platform component used to build arbitrary applications for banking, medial, automotive, and space exploration.

Evaluation Signs they are meeting their goals: Primary IDE after 5 years Growing member count (115) Growing projects count (60) Corp support – strength Appear well organized

Evaluation Improvements that could be made: add clarity for new-comers

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