If Oracle follows through on a proposal to put further development of Java Enterprise Edition into an open source foundation, Red Hat would welcome the move.
“We believe that moving Java EE technologies including reference implementations and test compatibility kit to an open source foundation may be the right next step, in order to adopt more agile processes, implement more flexible licensing, and change the governance process,” David Delabassee, Software Evangelist, for Oracle, wrote in a blog post on Thursday.
“We plan on exploring this possibility with the community, our licensees and several candidate foundations to see if we can move Java EE forward in this direction.”
John Clingan, senior principal product manager for Red Hat, called the possible move “a very positive move.”
Red Hat, the world’s open source leader for Linux, is an active participant and supporter of various Java software products.
“While there is a lot of detail to flesh out, Red Hat is optimistic and applauds Oracle’s decision to advance Java EE under an open and collaborative community,” Clingan said in a statement. “Red Hat looks forward to working with Oracle, and the broader Java and Eclipse MicroProfile communities to help align efforts to drive enterprise Java forward.”
Oracle is currently completing finalization of Jave EE 8.
” As we approach the delivery of Java EE 8 and the JavaOne 2017 conference, we believe there is an opportunity to rethink how Java EE is developed in order to make it more agile and responsive to changing industry and technology demands,” Delabassee wrote.
“Java EE is enormously successful, with a competitive market of compatible implementations, broad adoption of individual technologies, a huge ecosystem of frameworks and tools, and countless applications delivering value to enterprises and end users. But although Java EE is developed in open source with the participation of the Java EE community, often the process is not seen as being agile, flexible or open enough, particularly when compared to other open source communities. We’d like to do better.”
Oracle maintains a substantial presence in the Triangle.
Red Hat is based in Raleigh.
Read the full post at:
https://blogs.oracle.com/theaquarium/opening-up-java-ee
