The Eclipse Architecture Council panel discusses key aspects of the Eclipse project architecture. They assess whether the Eclipse brand, commercial-friendly licenses, development process, platform technologies, and handling of diverse projects and community interactions remain effective. While acknowledging Eclipse's success, the panel identifies some risks and opportunities for improvement, such as streamlining the project setup process, addressing duplication among related projects, and ensuring the transition of technologies like SWT remains smooth.

1. C ha lleng e E c lips e : A s k the A C
E clips e Architecture C ouncil

2. Y our A C P a nelis ts T oda y
Wayne B eaton, E clipse Foundation
Nick Boldt, R ed Hat
Boris B okowski, IB M R ational
D ave C arver, S TAR
E d M erks, M acro M odeling
M artin O berhuber, Wind R iver
M oderator: C edric B run, O beo
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3. A rc hitec ture of E c lips e: beyond the
c ode
Hig hly divers e projects and C ommunity
Horizontal (Platform) Technolog y
OS Gi / E quinox, S WT, R C P / Workbench, i18n, acces sibility, E MF, e4
P ro c es s
B oard, C ouncils , E M O , P M C s, P rojects, M entors, C ommitters, C ommunity
puo g
r
sl gaicir o e Vi bo m g e,
Open, Trans parent, Predictable; IP D ue D iligence; Platform (C ompatibility)
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P has es , R eviews, B ugzilla, C VS , News, Wiki, M ailing, P lanet, R eleas e train
C ommercial-friendly Licens es
n kt r w el
Open S ource, E P L, E D L; IP D ue D iligence, Licens e C ompatibility
Eclipse Brand
Vendor-neutral, Legally safe, Established, Quality, Predictable
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4. T he R ole of the C ounc ils
Board makes (strategic) decisions
 C ouncils and E M O implement thos e decis ions…
 P C : R elease train
 AC : D ev.P rocess E xecution, M entorship, G uidelines
 … and feed back input to the Board
 AC : O verall Architecture, C ommunity, P rocess R equirements
 R C : S upport of the B rand, D irection beyond individual vendors
D oes this actually work?
 E M O performs bulk of the work
 C ommunication B oard  C ouncils : Board is no t trans parent
 Lack of participation on councils
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5. A rc h. R eview : B ra nd
Is our B rand still right?
Is influence on the Brand O K?
 R eleas e train, proces s , pres s , high-profile project quality
R isk: B loat, trying to be too broad
 C ontinued focus on R eleas e train, “right” s et of rules
 C ros s-project tes ting, performance, interaction /UI des ign
 Improved firs t-us er /downloader experience (media)
R isk: not innovative
 P roces s and infras tructure to s upport innovation: git /D VC S
 Better highlight / market new s tuff “E clips e is not jus t an ID E ”
Eclipse Brand
Vendor-neutral, Legally safe, Established, Quality, Predictable
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6. A rc h. R eview : C om m erc ia l Friendly
Are our licenses / IP P rocess still commercial friendly?
 E P L s ucces s ful outs ide E clips e
 E P L + E D L dual-licens ing was a succes s
 246945: LG P L and p2 /external download interactions
 G reat P rogress with M arketplace C lient
 R is k of I P R eview bec om ing a bottlenec k for
g row th
 M ore and larger intertwined 3rd party stacks
 P arallel IP just defers work but does not avoid it
 R elease Train projects have precedence, others must wait
 O n the other hand, a limitation against introducing new
dependencies to light-heartedly
C o m m erc ia l-friendly L ic ens es
O pen S ource, E P L, E D L; IP D ue D iligence, License C ompatibility
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7. A rc h. R eview : P roc es s
Is it still “just enough process”?
 From a M entor’s point, yes – but what about P rojects ?
 1-man-projects perceive E clipse as bureaucratic
 Further simplifications on the way, simplified process docs
 261408: M icroprojects - website s etup is painful
 Hudson and C ommon B uilder successful
 B etter website templates implemented
 257706: D VC S being implemented now
P roc es s
B oard, C ouncils, E M O , P M C s, P rojects, M entors, C ommitters, C ommunity
Open, Trans parent, Predictable; IP D ue D iligence; Platform (C ompatibility)
P hases , R eviews, B ugzilla, C VS , News, Wiki, M ailing, P lanet, R eleas e train
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8. A rc h R eview : P la tform T ec hnolog ies
Are our P latform Technologies still adequate?
 S ufficient participation in e4?
 S WT s witching from X ulrunner to Webkit
 261544: D eprecation P olicy implemented at E clips e P M C
 167144: R e-us ing vs duplicating common “s mall” things –
facilitated by s haring “alien” bundles via p2
 C ommon G uidelines for “C oding P roperly”
 AP I D esign tutorial being rolled out broadly
H orizonta l (P la tfo rm ) T ec hnolog y
O S G i / E quino x , S W T , R C P / Workbench, i18n, accessibility, E MF,
e4
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9. A rc h. R eview : P rojec ts a nd C om m unity
P roject D iversity
 How to handle duplication?
 IAM vs m2eclipse; S ubversive vs S ubclipse;
 C D O vs E M FS tore vs Tigerstripe
 How to bring related technologies together?
Are our social interactions still good?
 P lanet, mail, wiki, E clips eC on… it is a C ommunity to be proud
 Forums s ucces sful, Twitter
 256660: Bugzilla grievance handling for users , bugs in limbo
 C ome to my “E clipse B ugs” talk Thurs day 1430 G ra nd
B a llroo m
H ig hly divers e pro jec ts a nd C om m unity
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10. In G eneral, E clips e is doing great.
We have a very s trong brand, great community and proces s .
Let’s work together doing the right things to keep and advance it.
Q uestions ?
http:/wiki.eclips e.org/
/ Architecture_C ouncil
TH A N K S !
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