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Eclipse Foundation AISBL

General

Used as filename or fragment reference: eclipse
Common Name: Eclipse
Legal Name: Eclipse Foundation AISBL
Description: The Eclipse Foundation provides its global community of individuals and organizations with a mature, scalable, and business-friendly environment for open source software collaboration and innovation.
Website: https://eclipse.org/
Founding Date: Eclipse.Org Foundation created in Delaware in February 2004, Eclipse Foundation Europe Gmbh created in Germany in October 2014, Eclipse Foundation AISBL created in Brussels in January 2021 (see https://newsroom.eclipse.org/news/announcements/open-source-software-leader-eclipse-foundation-officially-transitions-eu-based)
Location: BE
Accepts new projects?: yes
Software Types: devtool, runtime, cloud
Wikidata ID: Q937756

Governance

Board Size: 20
Board Type: sponsor, elected
Board Website: https://eclipse.org/org/foundation/directors.php
Bylaws Website: https://eclipse.org/org/documents/Eclipse%20BYLAWS%202011_08_15%20Final.pdf
Approx Number Of Paid Staff: 28
Example Projects Hosted: Eclipse Modeling Framework, BRIT, Jetty, Jakarta EE
Project List Website: http://www.eclipse.org/projects/
Services Provided: Eclipse provides a wide variety of support services for projects.
Nonprofit Type: Belgian charitable; Nonprofit501c6
Governance documentation (when available): Search for docs on FOSS Governance

Funding

Tax Authority ID: TBD; 20-0838203
Budget in USD: 6M
Budget Website: https://eclipse.org/org/foundation/reports/annual_report.php
Funding Sources: sponsors
Sponsor List Website: http://www.eclipse.org/membership/exploreMembership.php#tab-strategic
Example Sponsors: CA Technologies, CEA LIST, Ericcson AB, IBM, itemis AG, OBEO, Oracle, Redhat, Bosch, SAP

Policy

Licenses Used: EPL-1.0
CLA Policy: CLA
Code Of Conduct Website: https://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/Community_Code_of_Conduct.php
Source Of Code Of Conduct: Contributor Covenant
Where Code Of Conduct Linked: footer
Diversity Policy Website: https://accounts.eclipse.org/mailing-list/community-outreach
Description Of Diversity Policy: Mailing list

Trademark

Primary Brand Name: Eclipse
Secondary Brand Name(s): various projects - dozens+
Is Primary Brand Registered?: yes
Trademark Policy Website: https://eclipse.org/legal/logo_guidelines.php
Trademark Policy Description: Detailed rules for using Eclipse and all associated project trademarks.
Official Logo Link: https://www.eclipse.org/eclipse.org-common/themes/solstice/public/images/logo/eclipse-426x100.png
Is Logo Registered?: no

The Eclipse Foundation provides a global community of individuals and organizations with a mature, scalable and commercially-focused environment for open source software collaboration and innovation.