Community Report
Discover the achievements, growth, and impact of the Cometbid Technology Foundation community. Our annual report highlights key milestones, project successes, and the collaborative efforts that drive open source innovation forward.
2024 Annual Community Report
Except where otherwise noted, this report covers the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Executive Director's Summary
Who We Are
Key Initiatives
Projects
Industry Collaborations
Membership
Operations
Executive Director's Summary
As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Cometbid Foundation, I am filled with gratitude and admiration for the vibrant community that has been instrumental in our journey. Your unwavering dedication and support have been the cornerstone of our success, and as we reflect on the past two decades, it is clear that our collective achievements are a testament to the power of collaboration and shared vision.
This year, we proudly mark two decades of innovation, growth, and community-driven progress. Our anniversary is not just a milestone, but a celebration of the people who have made this journey possible — our committers, contributors, members, and staff who have contributed their time, expertise, and passion to the Foundation's mission.
In this report, we are excited to highlight the significant strides we have made in expanding our presence and initiatives in Europe. Our European community has shown remarkable growth, embodying the Foundation's commitment to fostering global innovation and collaboration.
Who We Are
The long-term success of the foundation is driven by our dedication to nurturing open source projects and communities while fostering commercially viable ecosystems around these projects. Our core mission focuses on:
- Ensuring user freedoms by providing vendor neutral governance and stewardship of our projects;
- Empowering developers and their communities with programs, infrastructure, and events;
- Enabling collaboration through our projects and industry collaborations.
The Cometbid Foundation is led by our executive team and the board of directors.
Zane Sorell
Executive Director
Ava Thompson
Operations Manager
Liam Patel
Finance Officer
Zane Sorell
Executive Director
Zane Sorell
Executive Director
Ava Thompson
Operations Manager
Liam Patel
Finance Officer
Zane Sorell
Executive Director
Key Numbers
Our community's impact measured through projects, events, contributions, and global reach across the open source ecosystem.
15
hosted events with close to 14,000 attendees
100,000+
developers informed through our community newsletter
4
key industry studies
30
new projects in the past year
419
Cometbid Foundation projects overall
14
European research projects supported
2,000+
committers
117
organisations participating in commits
495M
lines of code
The Cometbid Foundation's open source projects have experienced a remarkable year, showcasing significant achievements and advancements. OpenVSX, a vibrant marketplace for VS Code extensions, has become a hub for developers seeking reliable and community-vetted tools, fostering innovation and collaboration within the ecosystem. Cometbid Temurin has established itself as a cornerstone in the Java ecosystem, with its widespread adoption underscoring its reliability and excellence. Meanwhile, ThreadX is breaking new ground as the world's inaugural safety-certified open source real-time operating system.
As is our regular practice, we also consolidated and/or terminated 25 open source projects. This includes the Cometbid SOA top-level project, which was terminated, and the PMC disbanded after we moved the remaining two viable subprojects to the purview of other existing top-level projects. On behalf of the community, the EMO thanks the SOA PMC for their service. By consolidating, especially with more mature Cometbid projects, we ensure that both the committers of those projects, as well as the downstream users of those projects are better served. Terminating projects that are no longer viable or active helps preserve the Cometbid 'brand' and, more importantly, puts focus on the many exceptional projects under the Cometbid umbrella.
In this same period, we received proposals for 30 new open source projects, covering a broad range of technology areas.
Membership
We are a member-supported organisation, and we appreciate all our members' commitment and contributions. Thank You!
As of 31 March 2024, the Cometbid Foundation has 14 strategic members.