I posted earlier this week about a recent JUG I attended in Atlanta.
One of the comments I got was that our website didn't seem very
active. I stopped to take a look at it today trying to take the
perspective of a user or interested party and observed that our goals
are a bit dated. Here is what they currently say:
*** Old Swill ***
Welcome to Apache Geronimo, the J2EE server project of the Apache
Software Foundation. Please help us make this a world class,
certified J2EE container!
The aim of the project is to produce a large and healthy community of
J2EE developers tasked with the development of an open-source,
certified J2EE server that:
- is licensed under the Apache License
- passes Sun's TCK for J2EE 1.4
- reuses the best ASF/BSD licensed code available today, with new ASF
code to complete the J2EE stack.
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I thought it might be good to take a swag at updating this and here
is a SWAG at it below. Add your 2c as you feel led :)
*** New swill ***
Welcome to the Apache Geronimo Project!
Our goal is to produce a server runtime framework that pulls together
the best Open Source alternatives to create runtimes that meet the
needs of developers and system administrators. Our most prominent
runtime is a fully compliant J2EE container based on J2EE 1.4. We
are working on our next version of the server which is based on JEE
1.5. Some of our guiding principles are:
- Build servers that are distributed under the Apache Software License.
- Provide runtimes that meet the needs of developers, administrators
and system integrators.
- Integrate with the best open source tooling available like Eclipse.
- Provide frequent releases of our software so users can experience
the newest features and have access to the latest bug fixes.
- Build a community that incorporates multiple disciplines required
to create complex runtime and toolable infrastructure.
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I'm sure I'm missing lots of stuff. Throw them ideas in.
Matt Hogstrom
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
