The April community newsletter is out! What's new?
👉 Eclipse 4diac 3.1 and its improvements for maintaining large IEC 61499 projects
👉 Bringing Ionic and Tauri to OpenHarmony
👉 Meet Jérôme Quévremont, #EclipseFdn committer
👉 And more

Read the newsletter: https://newsroom.eclipse.org/eclipse-newsletter/2026/april

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Join the #EclipseFdn and help support diverse open source communities, cutting-edge projects, and collaborative innovation worldwide.
Find the role that fits your skills and passion.

Check current openings in our careers site 👉 https://www.eclipse.org/careers/

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⚙️Do you rely on our tools, runtimes, or specifications?

Your sponsorship helps ensure they remain secure, stable, and freely accessible for the entire ecosystem.

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Become a sponsor today ➡️ https://www.eclipse.org/sponsor/eclipsefdn/

#opensource #sponsor #community

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!

#EclipseFdn #opensource

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

#OCX27 #reveal

👋 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

Did you know #EclipseFdn Working Groups enable organisations to collaborate across an entire industry without forming joint ventures or negotiating complex agreements?

Download our eBook “How open source Working Groups drive collaboration and innovation” to learn more: https://outreach.eclipse.foundation/working-groups-open-source-ebook

#opensource #innovation #collaboration

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/