Eclipse Foundation projects
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Eclipse Foundation
Bringing your project to the Eclipse Foundation means joining a vendor-neutral, professional open source ecosystem backed by strong governance, IP protection, and a global community.
What makes a great project
At the Eclipse Foundation, we host open source projects that thrive on collaboration, transparency, and neutrality. Our community-led approach ensures that every project, whether a developer framework, technology platform, or cross-industry initiative, receives the support it needs to grow and succeed.
We're especially well-suited for projects that unite contributors across organisations, rely on open innovation, or aim to set new standards in their field. With trusted governance, clear IP management, and a sustainable community model, the Eclipse Foundation is where open source projects grow into ecosystems.
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The Eclipse Foundation advantage
Bringing your project to the Eclipse Foundation means joining a vendor-neutral, trusted, professional open source ecosystem backed by strong governance, legal protection, and a global community.
Here's what you gain:
Vendor-neutral governance
Your project belongs to the community, not a single company.
Clear legal & IP framework
Our rigorous IP process and licence vetting give adopters and contributors confidence.
Transparent development
Everything happens in the open, fostering collaboration and accountability.
Project infrastructure
Git, issue tracking, mailing lists, download sites, and CI/CD pipelines, professionally maintained.
Global ecosystem & visibility
Reach thousands of developers, contributors, and industry stakeholders through the Eclipse community.
Marketing & outreach support
Foundation staff help amplify your project through blogs, events, webinars, social media, and press opportunities.
Commitment to security
Projects benefit from a secure development lifecycle, vulnerability reporting channels, and support generating SBOMs and dependency scans.
Welcoming community
All contributors are expected to uphold the Eclipse Community Code of Conduct, fostering a respectful and inclusive environment for collaboration.
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Starting a project: what to expect
Getting started
Launching a project at the Eclipse Foundation means joining a well-governed, transparent, and community-focused ecosystem. Here's how the process works:
Submit a proposal
Define your project’s goals, scope, initial contributors, and technical context.
Community review
Your proposal is posted publicly to gather community feedback and support.
Project creation and provisioning
The Eclipse Management Organization (EMO) provisions your project infrastructure, including Git repositories, issue tracking, mailing lists, and project metadata, and formally launches your project in the Incubation phase.
Intellectual Property review
Your team moves your codebase into resources provided by the Eclipse Foundation. Our team reviews your code to validate provenance and licence.
Active development
You and your team continue working on your project following the Eclipse Foundation Development Process (EDP).
Meet the team
Michael Plagge
Chief Membership Officer
Wayne Beaton
Head of Open Source Projects
Maria Teresa Delgado
Senior Manager, Open Source Projects
Boris Baldassari
Open Source Service Specialist
Rahul Mohan Geetha
Open Source Compliance Engineer
Developer & project resources
Links to get started
Start your journey
From proposal to active development, we’ll support your project with vendor-neutral governance, strong IP protection, and a global community of innovators.
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