I get regular questions in the EMO inbox asking if the Eclipse BIRT project is still viable. The project still has a large community of followers. I'm at a loss for what I should tell them.
So... is the Eclipse BIRT project still viable? Is it still operating as a vendor neutral open and transparent Eclipse Foundation open source project?
AFAICT, there is commit activity happening. But there have been no releases since 2018 and existing releases are no longer compatible with the Eclipse Platform. Further, the project has no project lead and has not yet updated to the EPL-2.0.
It also looks like at least some pull requests are being merged with authors who do not have ECAs on file (
e.g.). Please ensure that all contributors sign the ECA.
AFAICT, the project is not operating in a vendor neutral manner. Please inform me if otherwise.
I very much need to see the following happen:
- Nominate and elect a project lead;
- Update to to the EPL-2.0;
- Verify that the project is implementing the Eclipse Foundation's IP Policy; and
- Create a new release, and engage in a release review within the next three months.
My strong recommendation is that the new release be compatible with the 2020-06 release of the Eclipse Platform.
Wayne
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Wayne Beaton
Director of Open Source Projects | Eclipse Foundation, Inc.
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