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Eclipse Foundation Celebrates 10 Years

Posted by Unknown on from the emacs-is-still-better dept.

msmoriarty writes with news that the Eclipse foundation is ten years old this week. Although Eclipse was released in 2001, development was controlled by IBM until the creation of the independent Eclipse Foundation in 2004. "According to Eclipse Foundation Director Mike Milinkovich, that's a major reason Eclipse was able to thrive: 'IBM....did an exemplary job of setting Eclipse free ... We became the first open source organization to show that real competitors could collaborate successfully within the community.' He also talks about misconceptions about Eclipse, its current open source success, and what he sees for the future."

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  1. 10 years... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and I'm still waiting for it to load!

  2. Re:Java by TrollstonButterbeans · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dude, quit complaining and buy a new computers.

    No seriously, that wasn't a typo.

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  3. Re:The modern emacs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    except you can use emacs to do things

  4. Re:Still using it by Volguus+Zildrohar · · Score: 3, Funny

    AUTO 100, 10

    Suddenly GW-Basic is rivalling Eclipse as an IDE!

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  5. Re:Timeline wrong? by ebno-10db · · Score: 1, Funny

    Welcome to Slashdot, where a joke gets you a -1. Some mod needs another cup of coffee.