Java developers rejoice! Yet Another Open Source J2EE Server!
The future of J2EE's prospects and viability lies in open source. With Sun's latest move, J2EE's future is getting brighter than ever. The days of the proprietary J2EE are numbered! WebLogic and WebSphere will be dead! Long live Open Source!
Not so long ago that J2EE development revolved around the proprietary technologies by two J2EE giants; IBM and BEA. That was yesterday. Today, the open source community rejoices for another J2EE server joins its ranks.
Sun recently announced that it is moving its Sun Java System Application Server, a.k.a. the GlassFish project, from the Java Research License (JRL) to the more open-source friendly Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL).
No matter what Sun does to stay on the helm of Java, the company has to acknowledge that its control of J2EE in the end will be lost to a miriad of smaller players. to the open source community. Forget about CDDL vs GPL crap. What's important is you can now play with SJAS. Java plus Free and Open Source, what else can you ask for?
So far, the major players in the open source J2EE business are: the Apache Foundation's Geronimo, JBoss' JBoss Application Server, and the ObjectWeb Consortium's JOnAS. Now, include SJAS.
Stay tuned to the latest developments...
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