The Struggle is real, Free of Charge != Cost-Free
summary
Temurin reaches 500M downloads and runs on dozens of platforms as a TCK‑certified drop‑in Java runtime; the project runs about 60 million tests per release, produces ~60 builds a year, uses AI to scale testing, and maintains CI, artifact repos and test farms. Current funding covers only a fraction of needs so the working group plans a Q2 2025 sponsorship program (financial and in‑kind like cloud credits), says the budget must grow roughly fourfold to sustain security, faster releases and supply‑chain hardening.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction to free software costs
- 1:49What is Eclipse Adoptium
- 8:16Adoptium’s ecosystem and tools
- 12:52Challenges and costs of Adoptium
- 19:22Eclipse Foundation’s role
- 21:52Sponsorship program plans
- 25:47Key lessons learned
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