The document discusses open source projects and choosing the right governance option for sustainability. It notes that while open source licensing is important, provenance, open governance, vendor neutrality, and ecosystem are also important factors. The Eclipse Foundation is presented as an option that provides these through being a non-profit located in Europe with a global reach and many strategic members and projects. The presentation encourages projects to consider these additional factors when determining the best long-term governance structure.

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Open Source is not enough
Provenance, open governance, vendor neutrality and the role of ecosystems
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> Project Journey
> How is it like for…
> Choosing the right option
> Eclipse Foundation
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● In Open Source since 2003. Involved in different
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> Project Journey
> How is it like for…
> Choosing the right option
> Eclipse Foundation
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Open Source
Project
Journey

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The moment of truth, legal
entity or not legal entity.

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> Project Journey
> How is it like for…
> Choosing the right option
> Eclipse Foundation
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Investor
or consumer/user
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At first, everything was about the
code and the license.

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Then, community health
became the thing.

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Some thought that
understanding the business
model would be the ultimate
challenge.

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But now, you also
need to understand
the investors (behind
the organization that
leads the project) ROI
model.

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Open Source is getting
grey nowadays…

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Open Source (license) is not enough…
for many users, contributors or
investors.
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> Project Journey
> How is it like for…
> Choosing the right option
> Eclipse Foundation
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Choosing the
right option
for you
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It is all about
sustainability

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Provenance
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Open
Governance
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Vendor
neutrality
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Ecosystem
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Agenda > The Speaker
> Project Journey
> How is it like for…
> Choosing the right option
> Eclipse Foundation
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Eclipse Foundation AISBL is based in Brussels
Under EU-based laws and regulations and hosting code in Europe
Visit eclipse.org/europe
The Open Source Foundation in Europe
with a global presence, reach, and reputation

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The Eclipse Foundation Strategic Members
Europe
USA
Asia

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The Eclipse Foundation is…
Organization
Members
In Europe
170+ 900+
European
Committers
Europe’s largest open source organization With a global reach and reputation
7+ 15+
Years in
Operation
in Europe
European
Staff
330+ 1600+
415+ 45+
Organization
Members
Committers
Projects Professional
Staff

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The Eclipse ecosystem and how to reach it
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Newsletter Subscribers
50
(Co)organised Events
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Downloads per month
2.5M
Unique visitors per month
White Papers Press Releases EclipseCon
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Eclipse Working Groups

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Cloud Native
Java
Automotive
IoT & Edge
Tools
Artificial Intelligence Cloud OpenHW

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Community driven.
Code first.
Commercial-friendly.
The Community for Open Innovation and
Collaboration
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