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Resin Released Under GPL

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the choices-are-good dept.

JohnA writes "I can't believe this hasn't received more attention than it has, but Caucho Software released their award-winning Java application server Resin under the GPL. This means that you are no longer bound to Tomcat and its less-than-stellar performance when deploying Java-based web apps."

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  1. Hmm... by klui · · Score: 4, Informative

    From 3.0.9's description:...

    "The Resin distribution for 3.0.9 has been refactored into two distributions:

    * Resin Professional - Most companies and organizations will use Resin Professional. Includes performance, caching, and clustering capabilities.
    * Resin Open Source (GPL) - Contains all functional components of Resin, including EJB, but excludes performance and clustering capabilities. "

    So, it looks like not all of Resin's performance is in the Open Source version. It would be interesting if someone were to compare the performance of Tomcat vs Resin Open Source.

    1. Re:Hmm... by zaqattack911 · · Score: 4, Informative

      Yeah I hate half assed gpl where they claim you're running a rechid turd of a server if you don't have the pro version.

      Clustering I can understand they don't include in the GPL version. But caching? doesn't tomcat at least do some caching.

      And what does "excludes performance" mean? wtf.. they took their mature software and "removed" performance from it? Sounds like BS.

      Maybe they just run a bunch of Thread.sleep() calls randomly in their code in the GPL version :)

      --Etan

  2. Who ever said Java was slow? by Johnny+Doughnuts · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.caucho.com/resin-3.0/features/jspvsperl php.xtp

    Keep this in mind when reading those benchmarks:

    The server is a 266 Mhz Pentium II running RedHat 6.0 with 64 meg of ram. The client is a 300 Mhz Celeron also running RedHat 6.0 with 32 meg. The two machines are connected with a 100bT ethernet connection.

    I'm considering deploying this on my person webserver now.

  3. I didn't think Tomcat was an app server... by BeatdownGeek · · Score: 5, Informative

    I didn't think Tomcat was really considered an app server, since Tomcat doesn't support EJBs. Tomcat is just a "Servlet/ JSP container," which JBoss happens to use now in its app server.

    Shouldn't this be compared to JBoss or Sun's app server (I forget what they call it)?

  4. No JNDI ? by zaqattack911 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This page seems to imply there is no JNDI in the GPL version... how can you do ejbs and all that stuff with no JNDI ?

    have a look here: http://caucho.com/index.xtp

    Under " Resin® Professional" it explicitly says "JNDI" support, hinting that the GPL version doesn't include it.

    Can someone confirm/deny this?

    1. Re:No JNDI ? by JohnA · · Score: 4, Informative

      JNI, not JNDI.

      Resin uses a custom JNI I/O library to increase performance. This component is not included in the GPL'ed version.

      Both releases allow JNDI.

  5. Java S&M? by BigLinuxGuy · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I never really considered myself bound to TomCat or any other servlet engine or application server (not to mention Java). There are too many options for Java and other languages for anyone with any sense to feel that way. JBoss, Apache Geronimo, sort of leap to mind as alternative J2EE app servers, likewise PHP, Python, and Perl all have quite workable (and scalable) application server capabilities behind a web server (just ask, er, Slashdot).

    These days I'm more interested in looking for ways to insulate myself and my customers from disruptive technologies rather than tie myself to a single solution. The OMG's MDA has promise, but to realize that approach requires tools to support it. AndroMDA will kick out Java, but little else. I'm just wondering when a group of software engineers will get together and create an Open Source MDA suite that allows language generators to be plugged in. Once those tools are in place and support any language (or have the capability to do so), the promise of MDA can be realized. Until then, I guess we have to type code the old fashioned way. :-(

    Remember the tired old adage, when the only tool you have in your toolbelt is a hammer, the whole world looks like a nail. Master craftsmen have a number of tools and techniques at their disposal and don't have to settle for a single approach.

  6. Tomcat catching up? by crisco · · Score: 3, Interesting

    According to this guy, Tomcat 5 is faster than Resin 3 and Resin supposedly has some compatibility issues. Resin 2.x turned in a mixed performance.

    --

    Bleh!