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JBoss Founder Interview

Posted by Hemos on from the talking-with-mine dept.

peterdaly writes "The JBoss website has an interview with Marc Fleury, the JBoss founder regarding his vision. In case you have been living under a rock, JBoss is an Open Source Java Application Server (J2EE) which has been picking up tons of steam recently, especially with the recent introduction of features like clustering. Competing products from companies like IBM (WebSphere) and BEA (WebLogic) go for tens of thousands of dollars, which is interesting since JBoss is starting to have features the big boys don't. JBoss had 72,000 downloads in October. This is a project to watch."

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  1. Jakarta Plug & My AppServer Experiences by FortKnox · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...JBoss article.... must... plug... Jakarta Project.
    Jakarta contains whole bunches of open source tools that work great for Java Projects (I'm using struts and ant on my current project).
    They all work extremely well (and simple to install) with JBoss.

    I don't know the level of people using JBoss, though. The top two app servers are WebSphere and Weblogic. They take 50% of the market. The next is iPlanet (netscape), then I think its JBoss. So, even though its the cheapest (free), doesn't mean its got the market.
    It'll be tough to crack WebSphere & WebLogic.
    What JBoss needs is a certification (with levels) for developers to obtain.
    If I go to a client and say "I have a level 3 WebLogic certification, a level 2 WebSphere certification, and know JBoss", what are they gonna pick?

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    Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
  2. What about running in production? by Gollo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Let's face it - JBoss appeals to us Slashdotters because

    (a) It's open source
    (b) It has a whole heap of fantastic development features.

    What I didn't see an emphasis on is running on a daily basis in production. Sure, I think that JBoss is fantastic for development, and most of the leading edge features are great for developers, but what about running a mission critical production system? What benefits does it provide in that arena, given that if I have Weblogic or WebSphere, and it breaks on my 24x7 website, I can scream at the respective vendors?

    Develop with JBoss, deploy with WebSphere/Weblogic. Anyone enlighten me to benefits of JBOSS in production over a commercial offering?

    Gollo.