Oracle 要将 Java EE 移交给 Eclipse 基金会
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Oracle 日前宣布，选择将 [Eclipse 基金会](https://eclipse.org/org/foundation/)作为 Java EE（Java 平台企业版）的新家。Oracle 是与 Java EE 的两个最大的贡献者 IBM 和 Red Hat 一同做出的该决定。


Oracle 软件布道师 David Delabassee 在[博文](https://blogs.oracle.com/theaquarium/opening-up-ee-update)中说，“…… Eclipse 基金会积极参与了 Java EE 及相关技术的发展，具有丰富的经验。这能帮助我们快速移交 Java EE，创建社区友好的流程来推进该平台的发展，并充分利用如 MicroProfile 这样的互补项目。我们期待这一合作。”


Eclipse 基金会的执行总监 Mike Milinkovich 对这次移交持乐观态度，他说，这正是企业级 Java 所需要的，也是社区所期望的。


他说，“开源模式已经一再被时间所证实是成功创新和协作的最佳方式。随着企业更多地转向以云为中心的模式，很显然 Java EE 需要有更快速的创新步伐。移交给 Eclipse 基金会对于供应商来说是一次巨大的机会，他们并不总是有最好的合作机会。我们为个人、小型公司、企业和大型供应商提供开放合作的机会。这将为他们提供一个可靠的平台，让他们可以协作前进，并将支持 Java EE 所需的更快的创新步伐。”


Milinkovich 说，Java EE 成为获准项目也将经历所有的 Eclipse 项目的同样的获准流程。他期待 “Java EE” 融合为一个包含大量子项目的顶级项目。该平台现在包含近 40 个 Java JSR。


Delabassee 说，Oracle 计划将其主导的 Java EE 技术和相关的 GlassFish 技术重新授权给 Eclipse 基金会，包括参考实现、技术兼容性工具包（TCK）和“相关项目文档”。并计划给该平台“重新定名”，但此事尚未确定。


这一移交何时进行还未确定，但 Oracle 希望在 “Java EE 8 完成后尽快进行，以促进快速转型”，Delabassee 承诺，在移交期间，Oracle 将继续支持现有的 Java EE 许可用户，包括升级到 Java EE 8 的许可用户。该公司也将继续支持现有的 WebLogic 服务器版本中的 Java EE，包括之后的 WebLogic 服务器版本中的 Java EE 8。


Delabassee 写道，“我们相信这一计划将使我们可以继续支持现有的 Java EE 标准，同时将其演进为更开放的环境。还有许多工作需要去做，但我们相信正走在一条正确的道路上。”


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### Java EE Is Moving to the Eclipse Foundation

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[John K. Waters](https://adtmag.com/Forms/EmailToAuthor.aspx?AuthorItem={6D0D3D88-A361-4921-9BD9-EA24D4266205}&ArticleItem={5FF980B3-9984-419C-A9F0-AA3A1FB2D559}) - September 12, 2017

Oracle has chosen the [Eclipse Foundation](https://eclipse.org/org/foundation/) to be the new home of the Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE), the company announced today. Oracle made the decision in collaboration with IBM and Red Hat, the two other largest contributors to the platform.

"…The Eclipse Foundation has strong experience and involvement with Java EE and related technologies," wrote Oracle software evangelist David Delabassee in a [blog post](https://blogs.oracle.com/theaquarium/opening-up-ee-update). This will help us transition Java EE rapidly, create community-friendly processes for evolving the platform, and leverage complementary projects such as MicroProfile. We look forward to this collaboration."

Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation, is optimistic about this move, which he said is exactly what the enterprise Java needs and what the community has been hoping for.

"The open source model has been shown time and again to be the best way to innovate and collaborate successfully," he told *ADTmag*. "As enterprises move to a more cloud-centric model, it's pretty clear that Java EE requires a more rapid pace of innovation. Also, moving Java to the Eclipse Foundation is going to be a great opportunity for vendors, who haven't always had the best time collaborating. We're all about enabling open collaboration among individuals, small companies, enterprises, and large vendors. This will give them a reliable platform on which to collaborate going forward, and it will support the more rapid pace of innovation that Java EE needs."

Java EE will go through the same project approval process all proposed Eclipse projects go through, Milinkovich said. He expects "Java EE" to emerge as a top-level project over a large collection of subprojects. The platform comprises nearly 40 Java JSRs.

Oracle plans to re-license Oracle-led Java EE technologies and related GlassFish technologies to the Eclipse Foundation, including reference implementations, technology compatibility kits (TCKs,) and "associated project documentation," Delabassee said. And it plans to "rebrand" the platform with a new name, yet to be determined.

When the move will happen is also yet to be determined, but Oracle wants to get started "as soon as possible after completion of Java EE 8 to facilitate a rapid transition." During the transition period, Oracle will continue to support existing Java EE licensees, Delabassee promised, including licensees moving to Java EE 8. The company will also continue to support its existing WebLogic Server versions, as well as Java EE 8 in a future WebLogic Server version.

"We believe this plan will enable us to continue to support existing Java EE standards, while enabling the evolution to a more open environment," Delabassee wrote. "There's more work to do, but we believe we're on the right track."

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[John K. Waters](https://twitter.com/johnkwaters) is the editor in chief of a number of Converge360.com sites, with a focus on high-end development, AI and future tech. He's been writing about cutting-edge technologies and culture of Silicon Valley for more than two decades, and he's written more than a dozen books. He also co-scripted the documentary film *Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance*, which aired on PBS. He can be reached at [[email protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#264c5147524354556645494850435441431510160845494b).