Today a client of us came up with the question whether it is possible
that a buyout of the Eclipse Foundation can happen. Are there any legal
restrictions expressed in some binding statutes that a buyout is not
possible? I don't know e.g. whether a not-for-profit corporation is
owned by someone and thus can be bought at all.
Given the current state of members of the Director's Board, would it
e.g. be possible for IBM to have a super-majority and change the bylaws
according to section 3.9.c of the bylaws, in a way that licenses will
have to be paid for the use of Eclipse technology?
Thanks for any information,
Jörg.