The Eclipse Foundation is a not-for-profit, member supported corporation that hosts the open-source Eclipse Projects and helps cultivate both an open source community and an ecosystem of complementary products and services.

History

In 2003–2004 the Eclipse Consortium, an unofficial consortium of fifty software industry vendors^[1], founded The Eclipse Foundation, a not-for-profit legal entity to lead and develop Eclipse.

Strategic members

Each strategic member has a representative on the Eclipse Foundation Board of Directors allowing them direct influence over the strategic direction of Eclipse. Strategic members also have a seat on the various Eclipse Councils providing input and influence over the themes and priorities of the Eclipse Ecosystem ^[2].

Other Members

There are over 180 members^[3] of the Eclipse Foundation representing most regions of the world, and many industries and technology segments.

References

Further reading

• Kerner, Sean Michael (2006-06-26). "Eclipse's 'Callisto' Onslaught", internetnews.com. 

• Kerner, Sean Michael (2006-09-05). "Eclipse Adoption on The Rise", internetnews.com. 

• Kerner, Sean Michael (2006-11-08). "Five Years On: The Future of Eclipse", internetnews.com. 

External links

• Eclipse.org
• Wiki Eclipse

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