I found this on the apache web site. I interpret this statement slightly different the Jakarta guys. To me it looks like the J2EE licensees are getting nervous about the high quality of the open source J2EE implementations (i.e., JBoss), and feel the only way to distinguish them selves in the marketplace is with some lame certification.
----------------------------------------------------- 30 January 2002 - That flaming fireball in the sky... In a recent article, Karen Tegan, Director of J2EE Compatibility and Platform Services for Sun Microsystems, had the following to say: "The J2EE Compatible brand has achieved significant momentum over the past two years, and we want to make sure that any open source efforts don't impact the viability of that effort." In other words, Sun doesn't give a hoot about whether J2EE licensing restricts open source J2EE products (in case you missed it, it does). Thus, the Apache Software Foundation's involvement in the Java Community Process (JCP) is simply an advertising statement for Sun to claim that they have a 'vision which uses open standards and non-proprietary interfaces'. If you would like to express your opinions of Sun's licensing terms, feel free to contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] and let us know what you think. Thanks. Followup thread on Jakarta-General: J2EE considered harmful. _______________________________________________ Jboss-development mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development
