Become a sponsor to Christoph Läubrich
Hi, I'm Christoph Läubrich 👋
I'm a lead maintainer of Eclipse Tycho and active contributor to the Eclipse Platform ecosystem — the foundation that powers millions of developer workstations and countless Eclipse-based products worldwide.
What I maintain & contribute to
- 🔧 Eclipse Tycho — The Maven-based build system for Eclipse plugins, OSGi bundles, features, update sites, and RCP applications. If you build Eclipse-based software with Maven, you depend on Tycho.
- 📦 Eclipse M2E — Maven Integration for Eclipse, the bridge between Maven and the Eclipse IDE. Making Maven projects work seamlessly inside Eclipse.
- 🧩 OSGi Ecosystem — Deep expertise in OSGi modularity, contributing templates, tooling, and integration improvements across the ecosystem.
- 🔌 Eclipse PDE — Plugin Development Environment, fixing bugs and improving the developer experience for everyone building Eclipse plugins.
- ⚙️ Eclipse Platform — Core platform improvements, from bug fixes to new features.
- 🖥️ Eclipse SWT — The Standard Widget Toolkit, adding new capabilities like PDF printing support and cross-platform improvements.
My impact in numbers
- 2,650+ merged pull requests across open source projects
- 1,060+ merged PRs in Eclipse Tycho alone
- 250+ merged PRs in Eclipse PDE
- 185+ merged PRs in Eclipse M2E
- 85+ merged PRs in Eclipse Platform
- Active contributor since 2009 — 16+ years of continuous open source work
Why sponsor me?
The Eclipse ecosystem is critical infrastructure for thousands of companies and millions of developers. My work keeps Tycho releases coming, bugs getting fixed, and new capabilities being added. But open source maintenance is largely invisible, unpaid work.
Your sponsorship directly translates into:
- ⚡ Faster bug fixes for the tools you depend on every day
- 🚀 New features and capabilities in Tycho, SWT, PDE, and the Eclipse Platform
- 🛡️ Continued maintenance of critical build infrastructure
- 💬 Community support — answering questions, reviewing PRs, mentoring contributors
Whether you're an individual developer who uses Eclipse daily or a company whose products are built on the Eclipse stack — your sponsorship helps keep this ecosystem healthy and moving forward.
If none of the tiers seem to fit, just contact me for an individual offer!
3 sponsors have funded laeubi’s work.
Reaching this goal means the Eclipse community values the continued maintenance and development of Tycho, M2E, and the Eclipse build ecosystem. Every dollar helps me prioritize open source work alongside client projects — meaning faster releases, quicker bug fixes, and better tooling for everyone.
Featured work
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eclipse-tycho/tycho
Tycho project repository (tycho)
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Java 129
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eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform
Eclipse Platform - a comprehensive set of frameworks and common services that collectively provide a powerful software development infrastructure.
Java 145 -
cucumber/cucumber-eclipse
Eclipse plugin for Cucumber
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eclipse-equinox/equinox
Eclipse Equinox
Java 55
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$5 a month
Select🌱 Supporter - Power a commit
Thank you for believing in open source! Every bit helps keep the builds green.
Benefits:
- 💛 Sponsor badge on your GitHub profile
- 🙏 Public thank-you in my GitHub Sponsors page
- The satisfaction of knowing you helped keep critical dev tools alive
$15 a month
Select☕ Backer - Keep the builds green
Help me dedicate more time to fixing bugs and reviewing PRs.
Benefits:
- Everything in Supporter tier
- 📋 Priority on your bug reports / feature requests (I'll look at them first)
- 🔔 Early access to release notes and upcoming changes
$50 a month
Select🔧 Contributor - Keep the tools sharp
Meaningful support that directly funds feature development.
Benefits:
- Everything in Backer tier
- 💬 Direct communication channel (e.g. private Discord/Matrix channel or email support)
- 📌 Ability to vote on feature priorities for Tycho and my other projects
- 🎯 Monthly status update on what I've been working on
$100 a month
Select🏢 Bronze Sponsor - Invest in your stack
For teams and small companies that depend on Eclipse Tycho or the Eclipse Platform.
Benefits:
- Everything in Contributor tier
- 🏷️ Your name/logo on the Tycho README sponsors section (with link)
- 🎯 Priority issue handling — your issues get looked at within 48 hours
$250 a month
Select🥈 Silver Sponsor - Power the ecosystem
Serious investment in the health of the Eclipse build toolchain.
Benefits:
- Everything in Bronze tier
- 🏷️ Prominent logo placement on project README and website
- ⏱️ 1 hours/month of dedicated support — architecture reviews, migration assistance, custom integrations
- 🎯 Direct influence on roadmap — suggest and prioritize features
- 📞 Monthly 15-min call to discuss your needs and upcoming changes
$500 a month
Select🥇 Gold Sponsor - Shape the future
Strategic partnership level. Your company becomes a recognized supporter of Eclipse infrastructure.
Benefits:
- Everything in Silver tier
- 🏷️ Top-tier logo placement across all my maintained projects
- ⏱️ 4 hours/month of dedicated support — deep-dive consulting, custom feature development
- 📞 Bi-weekly calls to align on priorities
- 🎤 Co-marketing opportunities — joint blog posts, case studies
- 🛡️ SLA-style response times — critical issues acknowledged within 48 hours
$1,000 a month
Select💎 Platinum / Custom amount - Strategic partner
For organizations where Eclipse Tycho is mission-critical infrastructure.
Benefits:
- Everything in Gold tier
- 🤝 Custom SLA tailored to your needs
- ⏱️ 8+ hours/month of dedicated development and support
- 🎯 Dedicated feature development aligned with your roadmap
- 📋 Quarterly roadmap review sessions
- Priority backporting of fixes to your supported Tycho versions