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Apache Launches a J2EE Project

Posted by michael on from the one-lump-or-two dept.

gstein writes "The ASF has announced the launch of the "Geronimo" project. Geronimo will be an Apache-licensed implementation of the Java J2EE specification; further, the ASF is committed to getting it certified as J2EE-compliant. The project is looking for developers interested in helping to carry this ambitious effort forward. See the original invitation that was sent out to many J2EE communities."

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  1. Re:What about JBoss? by sircrown · · Score: 5, Informative

    For one thing, JBoss is under the LGPL and if I'm not mistaken Apache projects only use code released under the Apache Software License (ASL) or other suitably compatible license such as MPL or BSD.

    Secondly, a lot of people seem to have objections over how the JBoss Group (allegedly) runs its business. Enough so as to stop them from using the product.

  2. Re:What about JBoss? by sporty · · Score: 1, Informative

    JBoss, unfortunately, is a bit of a bear to use. Just what I've learned through the frustrations of others.

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  3. Tomcat IS stable ! Vive Schroedinger ;-) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Ok, we all know it is not very performant compare to other servlet container, but things are getting improved with the latest releases.

    But about the stability, i've pushed tomcat on some big servers since years without having any kind of problem.

    If well parametrized, there is no issue for a single instance to handle more than 200 connections at the same time. This is quite enough for most people server requirements !

    Bu the way did you heard about schroedinger, a nice packaging that ease the setup of tomcat for developement machines ?

    Pretty nice and simple, also have a zeroconf (aka rendezvous) discovery feature. Only missing is a webstart link :(

  4. Re:Advantage over JBoss by NateTheGreat · · Score: 4, Informative
    It looks like this is in the works now. From Marc Fleury's July 2003 news, which went out last night:
    JBoss is increasingly used in production and as you all move to production we realize that certification brand becomes an important check mark. We have the financials to take it on, so we are. So many people have asked us where that was at and the press is having a field day with the story. It seems everyone likes drama. So there is no drama at least not anymore on our side. For all intents and purposes, JBoss has agreed to ALL the conditions imposed by SUN. It includes what for us is a hefty sum of money. They didn't give us a break, they didn't give us any break, which is kind of normal if you think about it as there are many parties involved and SUN must treat all licensees the same. In short the ball is in SUN's court and we are looking forward to inking the contract.
    Let's hope it goes quickly so we can move on. Personally, I don't really care whether it has certification. I already know that it does what I need. However, this will provide the necessary ammo to get JBoss in the door in a few places. The really great thing about JBoss is J2EE is just a feature of the system. There are so many cool features that go beyond J2EE. I highly encourage everyone to check it out!
  5. Re:Helpful link by durdur · · Score: 2, Informative

    Huh? There is a Sun reference implemention of J2EE, but if you read the license you will realize it's not free software: you don't get rights to modify it or redistribute it. You can get the source code, but there is a separate, complex license for that. Also, it is explicitly not licensed for commercial use. You can't run a business off it. Finally, it is also not intended to be fast or stable: it is built for correctness, not performance (although they don't even do the correctness part very well: there are bugs).