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Day 3 at #OCX26 wrapped up three days of technical exchange in Brussels, with workshops, Birds of a Feather sessions, lightning talks, and discussions across the venue.
Teams shared updates from active projects, compared approaches, and surfaced open questions still being worked through.
🎥 Take a look at the final day: https://youtu.be/Ur773nnOoOc
The work continues beyond the event, in the projects and communities people return to. Thank you to everyone who joined us!
Wondering where Open Community Experience is heading next?
Today, we revealed it live at OCX… and we’re staying in Brussels 🇧🇪
OCX 2027 will take place at a brand new venue, Tour & Taxis!
Missed the moment? Watch the reveal video now: https://hubs.la/Q04d5QRb0
👋 Meet Alois Zoitl, Eclipse Foundation committer and project lead for Eclipse 4diac.
From embedded systems developer to researcher building open source tools, Alois has spent over two decades contributing to open source, helping shape industrial automation through projects like Eclipse 4diac.
Discover how his journey evolved 👉
https://newsroom.eclipse.org/eclipse-newsletter/2026/march/march-committer-profile-alois-zoitl
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Key data from the State of Open Source in the Global South report:
⚡ 59% of developers say open source will drive their country’s economic growth in the next 10 years
⚡ 78% view open source as crucial for advancing their personal goals
⚡ 52% view open source as a means for their nations to contribute to global innovation
⚡ 86% consider that open source participation enables people from their countries to contribute to global innovation
📘 Download the report: https://outreach.eclipse.foundation/open-source-global-south-developers
In this new article for Security Boulevard, Mikaël Barbero explains how Open VSX is evolving its security model, from reactive to preventive, layered, and operational at scale.
Read the article:
https://securityboulevard.com/2026/03/security-at-scale-how-open-vsx-is-raising-the-bar/
#OCX26 brings together a diverse set of communities across AI, mobility, developer tooling, compliance, and research into a single, shared experience.
This convergence is reflected not only in the agenda, but also in the voices shaping it, from Ruth Buscombe’s perspective on data-driven decision making, to Nadia Aimé’s reflections on navigating change and Axel Uhl’s work on open source innovation at scale.
Meet the keynote speakers ➡️ https://blogs.eclipse.org/post/mike-milinkovich/join-us-brussels-meet-ocx-2026-keynote-speakers
#OCX26 #opensource #collaboration
Open VSX continues to grow as a trusted infrastructure for modern developer tools.
The Register covers how new industry investment, including support from AWS, is helping strengthen the reliability and sustainability of the vendor-neutral extension registry operated by the Eclipse Foundation.
Read the article:
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/open_vsx_aws/
