<s>
The	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
AISBL	O
is	O
an	O
independent	O
,	O
Europe-based	O
not-for-profit	O
corporation	O
that	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
steward	O
of	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
open	I-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
development	O
community	O
,	O
with	O
legal	O
jurisdiction	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
organization	O
supported	O
by	O
over	O
350	O
members	O
,	O
and	O
represents	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
sponsored	O
collection	O
of	O
Open	B-License
Source	I-License
projects	O
and	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Eclipse	B-Application
Project	O
was	O
originally	O
created	O
by	O
IBM	O
in	O
November	O
2001	O
and	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
a	O
consortium	O
of	O
software	O
vendors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
was	O
founded	O
to	O
lead	O
and	O
develop	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
allow	O
a	O
vendor-neutral	O
,	O
open	O
,	O
and	O
transparent	O
community	O
to	O
be	O
established	O
around	O
Eclipse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
"	O
third	O
generation	O
"	O
open-source	B-License
organization	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
home	O
to	O
Jakarta	B-Language
EE	I-Language
,	O
and	O
over	O
400	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
projects	O
,	O
including	O
runtimes	B-Device
,	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
frameworks	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
technology	O
domains	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
internet	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
things	I-Operating_System
(	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
cloud	O
and	O
edge	O
computing	O
,	O
automotive	O
,	O
systems	O
engineering	O
,	O
digital	O
ledger	O
technologies	O
,	O
and	O
open	O
processor	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Foundation	O
is	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
developing	O
Eclipse	B-Application
IDE	I-Application
,	O
an	O
IDE	B-Application
primarily	O
targeted	O
at	O
developing	O
in	O
Java	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Foundation	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
is	O
largely	O
centred	O
around	O
Java	B-Language
development	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
90%	O
of	O
its	O
codebase	B-General_Concept
written	O
in	O
Java	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
hosts	O
418	O
open-source	B-License
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Foundation	O
also	O
hosts	O
21	O
inter-organization	O
Working	O
Groups	O
,	O
including	O
groups	O
devoted	O
to	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
IDE	I-Application
,	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
scientific	O
research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
hosts	O
DemoCamps	O
,	O
Hackathons	O
,	O
and	O
conferences	O
;	O
its	O
flagship	O
event	O
is	O
EclipseCon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
types	O
of	O
membership	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
:	O
Strategic	O
,	O
Contributing	O
,	O
Associate	O
,	O
and	O
Committer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strategic	O
Members	O
are	O
organizations	O
that	O
invest	O
in	O
developers	O
and	O
other	O
resources	O
to	O
further	O
develop	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
strategic	O
member	O
has	O
a	O
representative	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
Board	O
of	O
Directors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strategic	O
Members	O
include	O
the	O
European	O
Space	O
Agency	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
Oracle	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contributing	O
Members	O
are	O
organizations	O
that	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
ecosystem	O
and	O
offer	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
based	O
on	O
,	O
or	O
with	O
,	O
Eclipse	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Committer	O
Members	O
are	O
committers	B-Protocol
who	O
become	O
full	O
members	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Eclipse	I-Application
Foundation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Committers	B-Protocol
are	O
the	O
core	O
developers	O
of	O
Eclipse	B-Application
projects	O
and	O
can	O
commit	O
changes	O
to	O
project	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
majority	O
of	O
Foundation	O
members	O
contribute	O
to	O
the	O
Foundation	O
by	O
creating	O
new	O
applications	O
and	O
tools	O
based	O
on	O
previous	O
Eclipse	B-Application
applications	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
third	O
of	O
Foundation	O
members	O
interact	O
with	O
multiple	O
Foundation	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
