Mike Milinkovich

Mike Milinkovich is the current Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation.[1] Since April 1, 2012, he serves on the board of the Open Source Initiative.[2] He is a former Vice President for Oracle as well as WebGain. In the past, he served as the Strategy Manager for IBM's Visual Age IDE.[3] Visual Age is the ancestor of Eclipse.

Milinkovich is known for advocating OSGi as a solution for modularity in the Java programming language.[4] Milinkovich is a highly recognized figure in the Java community and is a nominee for Top Java Ambassador.[5] He is also known for advocacy against software patents.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.eclipse.org/org/foundation/staff.php
  2. ↑ http://opensource.org/board
  3. ↑ http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/mike-milinkovich/42/94/7a8
  4. ↑ http://www.sdtimes.com/blog/post/2011/03/24/Mike-Milinkovich-throws-OSGi-gauntlet-at-JCP.aspx
  5. ↑ http://jaxenter.com/jax-innovation-awards-finalists-announced.1-42971.html
  6. ↑ http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/interviews/gettings-things-done-in-java-a-chat-with-eclipse-foundation-director-mike-milinkovich/


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