cealsair
Cesar
Founder, Treasurer
Founder, Treasurer
Senior Developer Advocate @ GitLab. Former @ Red Hat, IBM, Oracle, BEA Systems, TIBCO, Lucent Technologies, AT&T Bell Labs.
About us
The Commonhaus Foundation champions the growth and stability of open source projects by fostering a community where developers, contributors, and users support each other. Together, we ensure the sustainable development of essential open source libraries and frameworks.
Our guiding principles
By embodying these principles, the Commonhaus Foundation aims to provide a nurturing home for open source projects, where innovation is celebrated, collaboration is encouraged, and long-term success is achieved.
Honor project and community identity
We celebrate the distinctiveness of each project and its community, and respect their right to evolve according to their own vision and leadership.
Offer guidance and support instead of imposing mandates
Our role is to provide support and guidance, facilitating project growth without overbearing governance. By offering resources, connections, and expertise, we help projects navigate challenges while ensuring they remain in control of their path.
Maintain transparency in all of our actions
Transparency is key to building trust and fostering an open environment. We commit to clear communication, open decision-making processes, and accessible documentation, ensuring our actions and intentions are always visible to our community.
Encourage long-term thinking for sustained project impact
We advocate for forward-looking strategies that ensure projects are not just successful today but continue to thrive and evolve. Through succession planning, mentorship, and strategic guidance, we support projects in building a legacy that lasts.
Our mission, vision and focus
We want to empower a diverse community of developers, contributors, and users to create, maintain, and evolve open source libraries and frameworks, ensuring long-term growth and stability through shared stewardship and community collaboration.
We envision a welcoming ecosystem where open source projects grow through collaboration and mutual support, simplifying participation for all by moving beyond conventional governance hurdles.
We prioritize Application Frameworks and Libraries that are critical for developers. We support self-governing, code-centric projects, steering clear of specifications and standards debates to focus on tangible outcomes.
Community and sponsorship
Our doors are open to everyone passionate about open source innovation. We invite all individuals, not just code contributors, to participate and help shape our organization. Our Bylaws detail membership and governance, emphasizing collaboration, diverse perspectives, and advisory input from our Advisory Board to align sponsorship with community interests.
Current Councilors
Commonhaus Foundation Councilors represent community interests and ensure the foundation operates responsibly. Elected by CF Members, they serve as the voice of our community, prioritizing the CF community's interests in their decision-making.
ebullient
Erin Schnabel
Founder, Chair
Founder, Chair
Java Champion. Distinguished Engineer and maker of things @ Red Hat. Former @IBM.
kenfinnigan
Ken Finnigan
Founder, Secretary
Founder, Secretary
Open source engineer, observability, OpenTelemetry, author, amateur genealogist. Currently lumigo.io
Note: Founding councilors will stand for election as their terms expire.
Current Project Representatives
Our project representatives play a pivotal role in the Commonhaus Foundation's Extended Governance Committee (EGC), ensuring that the perspectives of each foundation project are represented in foundation-wide decisions.
maxandersen
Max Rydahl Andersen
JBang
JBang
Danish guy enjoying working on open source software. Making things happen at Red Hat.
evanchooly
Justin Lee
Morphia
Morphia
Java Champion. Kotlin fanatic. Bit twiddler. New Yorker. Senior Software Engineer at @datadog
timtebeek
Tim te Beek
OpenRewrite
OpenRewrite
Staff software engineer at Moderne, supporting the OpenRewrite community.
Get involved
The Commonhaus Foundation relies on the participation of a global community. Whether you're a developer, contributor, project leader, or simply passionate about open source, there are many ways to contribute and make an impact. From joining discussions, contributing to projects, or participating in governance, your voice and contributions are valued here.