MarketPlace was done to fulfill this goal and it works pretty well. Some non Eclipse.org project have been pretty successful thanks to MarketPlace and MarketPlace client. I think those should thank the Foundation for that.I suggest to lobby that Eclipse would recognize non-Eclipse.org projects under EPL license as valuable part of Eclipse eco-system
The issue with the multiplication of projects out of Eclipse.org is that you end up with different process to contribute and don't have the guarantee a contribution would be appreciated and considered. Being on GitHub is not a proof of an open development process, it's "just" OSS code. That's why it makes sense for contributors/consumers (like us) to encourage projects to become official Eclipse projects. Eclipse Foundation has set up rules that ensure a really open development process and that guarantee that a project can't be locked, and that encourage contributions over forks. It makes things safer.that Eclipse project committers should be aware of, give and take help.
That's probably a good idea.Something like open letter from Eclipse Foundation to Eclipse plugins authors.
Unfortunately, I don't know anyone in Red Hat office in China. Maybe Rob (Stryker) can help.Please also help to connect to Red Hat China managers or marketing.
Yes, it's on. And this answer too. Check you CC list before sending mails ;)@Angelo Would this email get into jbosstools-dev list?