ApacheJ2EE

Wiki Page for the Apache [[J2EE]] (code name Geronimo) Project

About

The Apache Software Foundation has initiated a project to develop an open source, Apache-licensed implementation of the J2EE specification. In addition, the project is committed to certifying the implementation as J2EE compliant. This is an ambitious goal and will present a formidable challenge for the people involved, given the wide range of technologies covered by the specification.

The project (tentatively named "Apache Geronimo") builds upon the many Java projects at the Apache Software Foundation. In addition, the project is bringing together leading members of the Castor, JBoss, MX4J and OpenEJB communities. We would like to extend an open invitation to everyone involved in the J2EE space, both commercial entities and talented individuals, to join the community and build a world-class J2EE implementation.

The Apache Software Foundation is in a unique position to build a J2EE compliant platform. Our non-profit, charity status, and our relationship with Sun Microsystems, provides the Foundation with access to the J2EE [/TCK]s, making it possible to achieve certification. In addition, our flexible and unrestrictive licensing makes it possible for a wide variety of participants to assist in the development of Apache Geronimo, and to build their own solutions upon the platform.

Apache Geronimo has been launched within the Apache Incubator. You can find more information about the Incubator at http://incubator.apache.org/.

NOTE: Some wiki pages are moving to the new wiki.

Get Involved

If you would like to find out more or become involved, please send subscribe to the project's mailing list. The project's mailing list is the primary "roster" and means of communication.

To subscribe: mailto:geronimo-dev-subscribe@incubator.apache.org

See also: http://incubator.apache.org/projects/geronimo.html

The Maven generated website is currently here: http://www.apache.org/~jstrachan/geronimo/

Mailing archives are at eyebrowse: http://nagoya.apache.org/eyebrowse/SummarizeList?listId=140

Bug reports are now being hosted by Jira at http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/BrowseProject.jspa?id=10220

Some developers may also be hanging out on IRC: irc.codehaus.org #geronimo

Contents

• [/FAQ] - Frequently Asked Questions
  • [/FAQ-Developers] - FAQ for Developers
  • [/FAQ-Committer] - FAQ for Committers

• /Volunteers - Want to help?

  • [/Volunteers-Topics] - List of volunteers involved in a topic of the project

• /CodingStandards - How we should write code etc.

• [/Building] - Building the project, different modules, etc.

• [/WikiConventions] - Conventions used by the J2EE folks for their little home on the wiki.

• [/TO-DO] - Todo list (draft)

• [/WishList] - Things you'd like to see

• [/J2eeSpecs]

• /AvailableTechnology - Existing technology being offered

• /Architecture - Description(s) of the software architecture

• [/ProblemsBuildingAndRunning] - Solutions to problems building and running the project

• /WhyGeronimo? - Discusses the name Geronimo (not why you should use Geronimo)

• [/Alternatives] - Alternatives to Geronimo

• [/NamingSuggestions] - Geronimo is just a tentative name...suggest alternatives here.

• [/ExitCriteria] - Incubation to top level project migration path

Modules

• /Common - Common generally useful classes & such

• /Twiddle - Command interpreter
• /Core
• /XBeans
• /Web