The software was due to land a year ago, at JavaOne 2016, but earlier this year Big Red said it would finally appear in July 2017 – a date that has well since been and gone.ĭelabassee remained positive about both the launch, and perhaps the calendar. Meanwhile, Delabassee's post indicates that the launch of the much-delayed Java EE 8 is yet to come. "We believe that our approach to vendor-neutral governance and open collaboration would be of significant value to the Java EE platform and community," a spokesperson trilled. One possibility would be the Eclipse Foundation, which told The Reg that, if chosen to be the host for the Java EE platform, it "would be pleased to do so". It isn't yet clear which open-source foundation might host Java EE – the Oracle blog post said it would be discussing how to do this with "the community, our licensees and several candidate foundations". Rotibi argued that there "still needs to be a heavyweight supporter for the open source to really take hold" and to ensure that Java remains relevant "as competitors continue to snap at its heels". "They need to keep enough engineers working on it to keep corporates happy and hold up their heads and say it's a robust and secure environment," he said. "Java is still highly popular, and I think the move signifies the depth, breadth and scope of the capability available and support needed from the community – even a company as big as Oracle can't do it on its own."īut both Rotibi and Vile stressed that this could not be the end for Oracle's involvement in Java.įor one thing, Vile said, many of Oracle's corporate customers rely on Java, and they will want the reassurance that it will continue to be supported.
He added that RedHat "is optimistic and applauds Oracle's decision to advance Java EE under an open and collaborative community".Īnalyst Bola Rotibi, founder of Creative Intellect, agreed, describing the shift to an open-source foundation as a "good and important move".
John Clingan, senior principal product manager at open-source software company Red Hat – which is closely involved in Java community MicroProfile – described it as "a very positive move that will benefit the entire Enterprise Java community".
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