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Data In Motion to spearhead OSGi modernization

Ralph Göring — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:06:19 +0000

Data In Motion to spearhead OSGi modernization Ralph Göring Mon, 2026-04-20 08:06

Data In Motion has been commissioned by the Sovereign Tech Fund to modernize the OSGi ecosystem over the next 12 months.

Open source infrastructure underpins much of the software world, but it often goes underfunded. That is exactly the gap that the Sovereign Tech Agency was created to close, by using a range of dedicated programs, including the Sovereign Tech Fund. OSGi got selected as one of the technologies to be improved.

OSGi (Open Services Gateway initiative) is a mature, battle-tested framework for building modular Java applications. At its core, it solves a problem that every large Java project eventually runs into: as codebases grow, managing dependencies, versioning, and the lifecycle of components becomes a tangled mess. OSGi brings order to that complexity.

Where standard Java treats an application as a single monolithic classpath, OSGi introduces the concept of bundles - self-contained units of code that explicitly declare what they provide and what they need. The OSGi runtime manages these bundles dynamically: they can be installed, started, stopped, updated, and removed at runtime without restarting the entire application.

OSGi is the foundation beneath some of the most widely used Java platforms in the world — including the Eclipse IDE, Adobe Experience Manager, many enterprise application servers, and countless embedded and IoT systems. If you have used Eclipse or built on top of it, you have already relied on OSGi without necessarily knowing it.

Data In Motion is a long-time contributor to the OSGi ecosystem, and is proud to have been commissioned to lead this effort to the next level. Together with the community (including the BNDtools project), Data In Motion will coordinate work across several targeted improvement areas over the coming year.

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ORC's Joint Statement: Strengthening Open Source Sustainability via Article 25 of the EU Cyber Resilience Act

Shanda Giacomoni — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

ORC's Joint Statement: Strengthening Open Source Sustainability via Article 25 of the EU Cyber Resilience Act Shanda Giacomoni Thu, 2026-04-16 08:00

Our Core Position

We believe the voluntary attestation framework, described in Article 25 of the CRA, offers a transformative opportunity to strengthen open source sustainability. By creating a mechanism to standardise and formally recognise security information provided by open source projects, the overall compliance burden can be reduced and projects can become more attractive to manufacturers by making it easier to carry out their due diligence obligations. We believe Article 25 can enable sustainable long-term funding, and bolster community-led self-governance of open source projects, improving cybersecurity across the European market, and lowering the compliance burden that the CRA would otherwise impose on small and medium enterprises.

The four pillars of our proposed Article 25 Framework

1. Facilitating efficient Due Diligence via trusted artefacts. The CRA requires manufacturers to perform due diligence on every integrated component, including free and open source components. We support the development of interoperable, open standards for attestation artefacts that can eliminate the "denial-of-service attack" on maintainers caused by duplicative compliance requests and provide manufacturers with consistent, trustworthy information they can integrate into their risk assessments, and that can also be accessible by the Market Surveillance Authorities.

2. Incentivising security maintenance across the supply chain. Attestations create a bridge between regulatory requirements and economic support. This framework provides a structured pathway for manufacturers to financially support the investment in ongoing security made by the stewards and maintainers of projects they use and rely on, that goes directly and transparently to each open source project.

3. Strengthening community-led governance and resilience. We advocate for an attestation model that is strictly voluntary, adaptable to the open source project, and risk-based, ensuring there are different levels of attestation so that projects can choose the level that matches their interests and capacity. The framework must avoid indirect compliance pressure on micro-projects and independent maintainers. Proportionality is essential to preserve the diversity and decentralised nature of open source ecosystems.

4. Safeguarding openness and market neutrality. The voluntary attestation framework ensures market neutrality and prevents undue burdens by remaining strictly voluntary and non-discriminatory. It should offer free, baseline artifacts as the default for maintainers. Choosing not to provide higher-tier attestations does not imply non-compliance, as manufacturers remain ultimately liable for their own risk assessments. This approach protects diverse governance models across all project sizes.

Conclusion

Voluntary Security Attestations are not a “proposal” of the open source community, they are an option explicitly mentioned in the European law, and represent a unique opportunity for the European Commission to facilitate due diligence obligations of manufacturers while empowering open source communities. Voluntary attestations should also support the role of Member State market surveillance authorities under the CRA. Where appropriate, alignment with the EU cybersecurity certification framework and guidance from the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) would enhance coherence and legal certainty.

While the details of the potential Delegated Act on attestations are not yet available, we look forward to continuing to collaborate with the open source community and with the European Commission, and to clarify and operationalise manufacturer accountability in a proportionate manner.

The Eclipse Foundation Launches Open VSX Security Researcher Recognition Program to Strengthen Supply Chain Security

Natalia Loungou — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000

The Eclipse Foundation Launches Open VSX Security Researcher Recognition Program to Strengthen Supply Chain Security Natalia Loungou Tue, 2026-04-14 07:00

BRUSSELS – 14 April 2026 – The Eclipse Foundation today announced the Open VSX Security Researcher Recognition Program, a new initiative designed to strengthen the security of the Open VSX Registry by encouraging responsible vulnerability disclosure and recognising contributions from the global security research community.

The program establishes a clear, ethical pathway for reporting security vulnerabilities affecting Open VSX, while formally acknowledging individuals and organisations who help improve the security, integrity, and trust of the ecosystem.

The announcement follows the significant momentum and continued growth of the Open VSX Registry, which recently surpassed 300 million monthly downloads and has become critical infrastructure for AI-native IDEs, cloud development environments, and VS Code-compatible platforms used by millions of developers worldwide.

“Open VSX is critical infrastructure for modern developer platforms, making it an increasingly attractive target for bad actors and reinforcing the need for proactive risk mitigation,” said Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation. “As adoption accelerates and the threat landscape becomes more sophisticated, responsible security research is essential. This program creates a clear path for researchers to collaborate with us and be recognised for protecting the ecosystem.”

Strengthening supply chain security through responsible disclosure

As extension registries play an increasingly central role in modern software development, they have also become part of the active threat landscape of the software supply chain. Attackers have demonstrated the ability to exploit extension ecosystems to distribute malicious code, compromise development environments, and access sensitive data.

The Open VSX Registry has introduced a range of proactive security measures to address these risks, including pre-publication verification, detection of malicious patterns, and infrastructure enhancements to improve resilience and trust.

The Security Researcher Recognition Program builds on these efforts by:

Encouraging early, responsible disclosure of vulnerabilities
Providing a direct and transparent reporting process
Supporting coordinated remediation with maintainers and stakeholders
Strengthening collaboration with the global security research community
Publicly recognising impactful contributions

Recognition-based model to support the security researcher community

The Open VSX Security Researcher Recognition Program is designed to complement existing security practices by focusing on recognition, transparency, and collaboration, rather than financial incentives.

Eligible contributors may receive:

Public recognition in the Open VSX Security Hall of Fame
Shareable digital badges and certificates of recognition
Swag rewards based on impact and contribution level

Recognition is based on the impact of the finding, the quality of the report, and adherence to responsible disclosure practices.

The program is open to independent researchers, academic institutions, security consultancies, open source contributors, and developers who identify real-world risks in the Open VSX ecosystem.

Supporting trusted, open developer infrastructure

Open VSX is a vendor-neutral extension registry governed under the Eclipse Foundation, supporting a rapidly expanding ecosystem of developer tools and platforms. As reliance on extension ecosystems grows, maintaining trust requires both technical safeguards and active community participation.

The program reinforces the Eclipse Foundation’s broader commitment to advancing:

Software supply chain security
Transparent, vendor-neutral governance
Long-term sustainability of open source infrastructure

How to participate

Security researchers, developers, and community members are invited to help strengthen the security and trust of the Open VSX ecosystem. The Open VSX Researcher Recognition Program provides a clear pathway for responsible vulnerability disclosure, along with opportunities to contribute more broadly to the project and community.

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Join us in Brussels: Meet the OCX 2026 keynote speakers

Natalia Loungou — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:17:50 +0000

Join us in Brussels: Meet the OCX 2026 keynote speakers Natalia Loungou Mon, 2026-03-23 09:17

As we approach Open Community Experience (OCX) 2026, taking place 21–23 April in Brussels, I’ve been reflecting on this year’s program and what it says about where our community is heading.

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Eclipse Foundation showcases open source innovation at embedded world 2026; Releases 2025 IoT and Embedded Survey Report

Natalia Loungou — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Eclipse Foundation showcases open source innovation at embedded world 2026; Releases 2025 IoT and Embedded Survey Report Natalia Loungou Thu, 2026-03-05 07:00

BRUSSELS - March 5, 2026 - The Eclipse Foundation, one of the world’s largest open source software foundations, will highlight the accelerating role of open source in embedded systems and IoT at embedded world 2026, taking place March 10–12 in Nuremberg, Germany. Exhibiting in Hall 4, Booth 4-554, the Foundation will present a comprehensive portfolio of technologies spanning industrial IoT, automotive software, edge AI, real-time operating systems, and regulatory alignment for software development.

At the event, the Eclipse Foundation and its members will demonstrate how collaborative, vendor-neutral open source initiatives are enabling secure, scalable, and interoperable embedded solutions across industries.

“Open source is driving the next generation of embedded and IoT innovation,” said Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation. “From silicon and real-time operating systems to AI-enabled development tools and software-defined vehicles, open collaboration enables secure, interoperable technologies that industries worldwide can adopt with confidence.”

Featured Innovations

Key initiatives on display include:

OpenHW Foundation and Eclipse ThreadX
Open source embedded innovation spanning silicon, processor architectures, and real-time operating systems.

AI-enabled development tools
Trusted open source development tools, IDEs, and extensible platforms that support modern embedded software development.

Software Defined Vehicle (SDV)
Open collaboration advancing next-generation automotive software architectures.

Open Regulatory Compliance (ORC)
A community-driven initiative advancing practical approaches to Cyber Resilience Act readiness and evolving regulatory requirements.

Joining the Eclipse Foundation at the booth, members Eurotech and Codethink will present live demonstrations and share domain expertise.

Enterprise-Grade Edge AIoT by Eurotech will feature advanced edge computing and AIoT solutions designed for industrial deployments.

"We’re excited to join the Eclipse Foundation booth at Embedded World 2026,” expressed Robert Andres, Head of Partner Ecosystem at Eurotech. “It provides the perfect occasion to demonstrate that ‘secure, enterprise-grade’ and ‘open source’ are not a contradiction. We do this by showing Eclipse IoT projects at the core of critical infrastructure projects in energy distribution and we are available to discuss how Eurotech, with its commercial offering based on the Eclipse Kura project, as an important aspect of achieving compliance with CRA, NIS2 or IEC 62443, is addressing cybersecurity requirements like SBOM and vulnerability management with fundamental support from the Eclipse Foundation.”

Codethink’s Trust Evidence initiative will demonstrate practical approaches to software assurance and trustworthiness in safety- and security-critical systems.

"Embedded systems don’t just need code that runs, they need software you can prove,” said John Ellis, President & Head of Product at Codethink. “Open collaboration and transparent workflows let teams ship not only features, but evidence: provenance, repeatability, and security that holds up over years, not just release cycles.”

2025 IoT and Embedded Developer Survey Report

In conjunction with embedded world 2026, the Eclipse Foundation will release the 2025 IoT and Embedded Developer Survey Report.

Developed in collaboration with the Eclipse IoT, Sparkplug, and Oniro Working Groups, as well as the Eclipse ThreadX project, the Software Defined Vehicle initiative, and the OpenHW Foundation, the report delivers data-driven insight into the trends and technologies shaping global IoT and embedded development.

This year’s findings examine:

The increasingly complex regulatory environment
Supply chain disruptions and their impact on product development
Developer and engineering decision-maker technology preferences
The growing role of open source in enabling security, compliance, and digital sovereignty

The complete report is available for download here.

Conference participation

Beyond the exhibition floor, the Eclipse Foundation and its members will contribute to the embedded world conference program.

On Tuesday, March 10, from 10:00 to 12:45, Frédéric Desbiens, Head of IoT and Embedded Solutions at the Eclipse Foundation, will moderate expert sessions in Track 5.4, Software Architectures, featuring speakers from Synaptrix Technologies, ETAS (Bosch), and Elektrobit Automotive. Detailed session information is available here.

Representatives from the OpenHW Foundation, Eclipse ThreadX, the Software Defined Vehicle initiative, and Eclipse IoT Working Group member Eurotech will be available at Booth 4-554 to discuss the survey findings and demonstrate the technologies shaping the future of IoT and embedded systems.

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Open VSX Registry surpasses 300 million monthly downloads, as industry leaders back critical developer infrastructure

Natalia Loungou — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Open VSX Registry surpasses 300 million monthly downloads, as industry leaders back critical developer infrastructure Natalia Loungou Tue, 2026-03-03 09:00

BRUSSELS - March 3, 2026 - The Eclipse Foundation today announced major security and infrastructure advancements to the Open VSX Registry as it surpasses 300 million downloads per month, underscoring its role as critical infrastructure for AI-native and cloud-based development platforms.

The Open VSX Registry is the vendor-neutral extension registry for tools built on the VS Code™ extension API. It powers a growing ecosystem of AI-enabled and cloud-based developer platforms, including Amazon’s Kiro, Google’s Antigravity, Cursor, IBM’s Bob, VSCodium, Windsurf, Ona (formerly Gitpod), and others.

With peak daily traffic exceeding 50 million requests and more than 10,000 extensions from over 6,500 publishers, Open VSX has become a critical production dependency for developer platforms serving millions of users worldwide. As adoption deepens across production workflows, major commercial adopters are contributing to efforts that strengthen Open VSX’s security, reliability, and long-term sustainability.

“Open VSX has evolved into foundational infrastructure for the global developer ecosystem,” said Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation. “As adoption accelerates across AI-native and cloud-based development platforms, we are investing to ensure the registry remains secure, resilient, and vendor-neutral. Support from leading commercial adopters reinforces Open VSX as trusted, shared infrastructure.”

Industry leaders invest in sustaining shared infrastructure

At this level of usage, reliability and shared accountability are no longer optional. As AI-native IDEs and cloud development environments scale rapidly, extension distribution has become mission-critical infrastructure rather than a background service.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has made a strategic investment to strengthen the reliability, performance, and security of open infrastructure operated by the Eclipse Foundation, including the Open VSX Registry. AWS support accelerates improvements in traffic management, malware detection, and platform resilience.

Cursor, one of the fastest-growing AI-native developer environments, is also supporting Open VSX as its extension traffic continues to grow, underscoring the registry’s role in modern development workflows.

Together, these investments reflect a broader industry shift toward shared responsibility for the sustainability of critical open source infrastructure.

Proactive supply chain protection

Sustaining trust requires both technical safeguards and operational investment. The Open VSX Registry has introduced a new pre-publication verification framework to identify security risks before extensions are published.

The framework enables the registry to:

Detect namespace impersonation and extension name spoofing
Flag exposed credentials or embedded secrets
Scan for known malicious patterns
Quarantine suspicious uploads for review prior to publication

The system is designed to evolve alongside emerging threat models. The registry is also implementing responsible rate limiting and traffic management to ensure sustainable growth and consistent availability during periods of elevated demand. Rate limiting is targeted at sustained, high-volume automated traffic. For the vast majority of developers and open source projects, normal usage will remain unchanged.

Infrastructure designed for reliability at global scale

Security alone is not enough. Platform resilience must scale alongside demand. To support continued growth, the Open VSX Registry is transitioning to a hybrid, multi-region architecture. Core services will operate in AWS in Europe as the primary production environment, with a fully operational on-premises deployment in Canada maintained as an independent secondary environment.

All registry data, backups, and telemetry remain within these regions and are encrypted in transit and at rest, reinforcing vendor-neutral extension distribution aligned with global expectations for trust and operational independence.

This architecture reduces single points of failure and strengthens resilience for the expanding ecosystem of AI-native and cloud-based development platforms that rely on the Open VSX Registry.

Open VSX will be a Platinum Sponsor and active participant at OCX 2026, the Eclipse Foundation’s flagship developer conference, April 21–23, 2026, in Brussels. Additional updates and ecosystem developments will be shared at the event. Registration for OCX is now open. Developers, contributors, and ecosystem partners are encouraged to attend sessions and join discussions shaping the future of open developer tooling and infrastructure, including the latest advances in AI-integrated developer environments.

Trusted, open infrastructure requires both institutional support and community contribution. Organisations that depend on the Open VSX Registry are encouraged to participate through sponsorship or membership, and developers are invited to contribute to the project and help shape its future.

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2026 Eclipse Foundation Board Election Results

Gesine Freund — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:45:36 +0000

2026 Eclipse Foundation Board Election Results Gesine Freund Mon, 2026-03-02 10:45

The Eclipse Foundation would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s election process and is pleased to announce the results of the 2026 Eclipse Foundation Contributing Member and Committer Member elections for representatives to the foundation’s board. These positions are a vitally important part of the Eclipse Foundation's governance.

Hendrik Ebbers, Johannes Matheis are returning, and Antonio J. Jara will be joining as the Contributing Member representatives. Ed Merks and Shelley Lambert will be returning, and Sebastian Schildt will be joining as the Committer Member representatives. Congratulations! We're looking forward to working with them on the Board, effective 1 April 2026.

We thank Christophe Biquard, Angelo Corsaro, Matthew Khouzam, Manoj Nalledathu Palat, and Carlo Piana for running in this year’s election.

We also thank Matthew Khouzam for his many years of service to the Eclipse Foundation Board.

Eclipse Foundation unveils full agenda for OCX 2026

Natalia Loungou — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Eclipse Foundation unveils full agenda for OCX 2026 Natalia Loungou Thu, 2026-02-26 07:00

BRUSSELS - February 26, 2026 - The Eclipse Foundation, one of the world’s largest open source software organisations, has announced the full agenda for Open Community Experience (OCX 2026), taking place 21–23 April 2026 at The EGG conference centre in Brussels, Belgium.

OCX is the Foundation’s flagship conference and one of Europe’s leading gatherings for open source professionals, featuring nearly 150 sessions across six thematic tracks and five collocated communities. Over three dynamic days, developers, architects, researchers, and industry leaders will dive into the technologies, standards, and collaboration models shaping the next era of open innovation.

Following a successful debut in 2024, OCX 2026 returns with a significantly expanded technical program, growing from three to five collocated communities and increasing session volume by more than 35 percent. Each community offers deep domain expertise while connecting attendees to the broader open source ecosystem.

“Like the Eclipse Foundation itself, OCX 2026 continues to grow in scope, diversity, and depth,” said Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation. “As AI reshapes software development, software-defined vehicles transform mobility, and new regulations redefine accountability, open collaboration has never been more essential. This year’s agenda reflects the real challenges and real opportunities facing our community.”

What developers will find at OCX 2026

OCX 2026 delivers three days of practical engineering insight, strategic perspective, and meaningful community-driven collaboration.

Main OCX program: Cross-domain innovation in action
The core program brings together leading practitioners to address software security, enterprise Java evolution, embedded and edge computing, cloud-native architectures, governance, and cross-industry innovation. Sessions are grounded in real-world implementation and built for professionals shipping and scaling software. Attendees leave with actionable techniques, architectural insight, and proven approaches they can apply immediately.

Five collocated events within a single conference experience

OCX 2026 features five collocated events within the conference, each offering a concentrated experience for specific technical communities while remaining fully accessible with a single pass.

Open Community for Tooling
Formerly EclipseCon, this event continues the legacy of one of the industry’s most respected developer tooling communities. Topics include AI-assisted IDEs, modeling frameworks, language servers, next-generation workflows, and productivity engineering. If you build tools or depend on them to deliver high-performance software, this community is essential.

Speaker Highlights:

Programming in Every Language: Building Cultural Tools with Langium - Malik Lanlokun
AI in Action: The Ultimate Live Demo with Theia AI - Jonas Helming

Open Community for Automotive
Open collaboration is accelerating the shift to software-defined vehicles. This event explores open standards, safety-conscious architectures, and real-world implementations. Engineers and platform architects will gain practical insight into the software foundations powering connected mobility.

Speaker Highlights:

Diagnostics Reimagined: How Eclipse OpenSOVD Powers Open Collaboration and Standard Evolution - Thilo Schmitt & Alexander Mohr
Fifty Shades of SDV: A Blueprint-Driven Roadmap for Orchestration Adoption - Naci Dai & Oliver Kral

Open Community for AI
Open source is redefining how AI systems are built, validated, and governed. This event examines trustworthy AI frameworks, open model ecosystems, responsible governance strategies, data sharing and dataspaces, and production deployment lessons. Developers building production-grade AI systems will find both technical depth and forward-looking guidance.

Speaker Highlights:

Commit to Quality: AI-Enhanced Testing in Open Source - Shelley Lambert & Longyu Zhang
Understanding Machine Decisions - Haishi Bai

Open Community for Compliance
With regulations such as the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) raising expectations for secure software, compliance is now a core engineering concern. This event equips teams with practical strategies for security, licensing, and regulatory alignment without slowing innovation. If you deliver software into the European market, this content is critical.

Speaker Highlights:

Taming the SBOM Chaos – A Legal Compass for the CRA and Open Source Compliance - Hendrik Schöttle
Layered Compliance: Using the Swiss Cheese Model to Prevent Catastrophic Failure - Georg Link

Open Community for Research
Presented in collaboration with the Apereo Foundation and academic partners, this event demonstrates how open source accelerates the path from research to scalable, real-world systems. Topics include reproducibility, open science practices, and production-ready implementations bridging academia and industry.

Speaker Highlights:

VOStack open-source Software Stack for the virtualization of IoT devices - Anastasios Zafeiropoulos
UniTime Overview: From Research to Practice - Tomas Muller

Featured keynote speakers

OCX 2026 brings together perspectives from high-performance sport, European digital policy, and global open source leadership.

Ruth Buscombe - Formula 1 race strategist and F1TV analyst, Buscombe opens the conference with “The Winning Formula: What F1 Teaches Us About Marginal Gains, Teamwork, and Data-Driven Decision Making.” Her keynote connects the precision of elite motorsport with the collaborative performance culture of open source communities.

Rolf Riemenschneider - Head of Sector IoT at the European Commission, Riemenschneider leads research and innovation under Horizon Europe, coordinating strategy for Cloud-Edge Computing and the Internet of Things. His keynote will explore Europe’s digital trajectory and the role of open technologies in strategic data spaces.

Mike Milinkovich - Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation since 2004, Milinkovich is a long-standing open source leader who has served on the boards of the Open Source Initiative, the OpenJDK community, and the Executive Committee of the Java Community Process. He will share insight on the evolving role of open collaboration in a rapidly shifting technology landscape.

Register now and be part of what’s next

OCX 2026 is built for developers, architects, researchers, and decision-makers driving modern software forward. One registration unlocks the entire experience, including the main program and all five co-located events.

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Discounted registration rates are available until March 16. Capacity at The EGG conference centre is limited, and early registration is recommended.

Thanks to our sponsors

OCX 2026 is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors, including SAP, TypeFox, EclipseSource, Azul, Obeo, Equo Tech, ETAS, Eurotech, LG, Red Hat, KentYou, OSGi, and Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH. Their leadership and commitment to open source innovation help drive collaboration across industries and strengthen the global open source ecosystem. We sincerely thank all of our sponsors for their partnership and commitment.

Organisations interested in supporting OCX 2026 and engaging with the global open source ecosystem are invited to contact sponsors@OCXconf.org to request sponsorship information and review the sponsorship prospectus.

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