Eclipse Foundation
Noun · Open Source
Definitions
A nonprofit foundation that hosts and governs many open source projects, originally centered on the Eclipse IDE ecosystem but now spanning cloud, IoT, tooling, and enterprise infrastructure. It is a major institution in foundation-based open source governance.
In plain English: A nonprofit organization that helps govern and support many open source projects.
Example: "The project moved under the Eclipse Foundation to gain neutral governance and better long-term stewardship."
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