J2EESupport

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Ubuntu server J2EE support options

Tomcat 5.5

Type :	Servlet container
License :	Apache License v 2.0
Builds from source :	Yes
Packaged :	Yes (5.5.25 in Universe)
Maintainability :	Good
Compatibility :	Servlet/JSP 2.4/2.0
Current version :	5.5.26
Link :	http://tomcat.apache.org/

Current package problems :

dependency on JRE (java2-runtime), should be on JDK (java2-compiler) (LP: #179447, #112626)
file permissions incompatible with admin interface (LP: #234127, #220871)
incompatibility with openjdk (LP: #229404, #212521)
5.5.26 needed to fix CVE-2007-5333 (LP: #220540, #228665)

Additional packages needed in main to build :

libcommons-daemon-java
libcommons-digester-java
libcommons-el-java
libcommons-fileupload-java
libcommons-httpclient-java
libcommons-launcher-java
libcommons-modeler-java
libstruts1.2-java

Tomcat 6

Type :	Servlet container
License :	Apache License v 2.0
Builds from source :	Yes, with openjdk (not with gcj -- missing J2SE 1.5 Socket.setPerformancePreferences methods)
Packaged :	No (but not too complicated)
Maintainability :	Good
Compatibility :	Servlet/JSP : 2.5/2.1
Current version :	6.0.16
Link :	http://tomcat.apache.org/

Tomcat is now downstream of Glassfish, lost contributors from Sun.
Used by developers and as a servlet container inside other products, rarely in production by itself.

Random packaging notes :

Fix commons-daemon.home=${base.path} in build.properties
Needs libecj-java as additional build dep + force jdt.jar=/usr/share/java/ecj.jar
Needs to pull native connectors source as well and edit tomcat-native.tar.gz=...
No need to copy all jars to lib/ at packaging time, use the depends ones

Geronimo

Type :	Modular (Servlet container or J2EE application server, uses Tomcat or Jetty)
License :	Apache License v 2.0
Builds from source :	Yes (with OpenJDK + patch from Geronimo). Uses maven.
Packaged :	No. Lots of missing deps (Geronimo's maven build process pulls 517 jar/war/car)
Maintainability :	Good, reactive upstream
Compatibility :	J2EE v5 since Geronimo 2.0.1
Current version :	2.1.1
Link :	http://geronimo.apache.org/

Notes :

"release often" (every 2-4 months)
Right featureset/Ubuntu-style management options
Modular design. Technologically on par with JBoss and Glassfish v+1.
Good upstream maintenance relationship.

Running Geronimo :

Running instructions recommend Sun JDK >=1.5
tomcat6-j2EE version does not run with OpenJDK-6
- Invalid keystore format issue : http://pastebin.ca/1032465
- Known issue in OpenJDK : http://www.nabble.com/OpenJDK---Glassfish-Client-td17512837.html
jetty6-j2EE version runs with OpenJDK-6
Nice admin UI

Building Geronimo :

Should be built as modular packages with a few metapackages (geronimo-miniG-tomcat, geronimo-J2EE-tomcat...)
Building with gcj
- Very (really) slow - aborted
Building with OpenJDK-6
- Need to override JDK version check in build.xml
- Fails with org.apache.geronimo.axis2.pojo.POJOWebServiceContext is not abstract and does not override abstract method <T>getEndpointReference(java.lang.Class<T>,org.w3c.dom.Element...) in javax.xml.ws.WebServiceContext : JDK 1.6 incompatibility (new getEndpointReference abstract method in jax-ws)
- Build instructions require Sun's JDK 1.5.
- Geronimo team provided patch to build under 1.6 @ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4089
- Very reactive help on FreeNode #geronimo, by Kevan Miller (kevan) and Jarek Gawor (jgawor)
- Builds with MAVEN_OPTS="-Xmx768m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m" in ~/.mavenrc
- Tests at the end of the build fail with loader constraint violation error : http://pastebin.ca/1032462
- Runs OK, tests are OK when run separately

GlassFish v2

Type :	J2EE application server
License :	CDDLv1 + GPLv2 with exceptions (see [http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/Projects/GlassFishCodeDependencies here])
Builds from source :	No (being worked on)
Packaged :	in Multiverse (V2 UR1) - builds from binaries
Maintainability :	Good support from Sun
Compatibility :	J2EE v5
Current version :	V2 UR2
Link :	https://glassfish.dev.java.net/

Two sources in multiverse :

glassfish (builds from source : glassfish-activation, glassfish-appserv, glassfish-jmac-api, glassfish-mail, glassfish-javaee, glassfish-toplink-essentials) : incomplete GlassFish with the build-from-source bits
glassfishv2 (builds from binary blobs : glassfishv2-bin, glassfishv2, glassfishv2-doc) : complete GF by Sun

Running glassfishv2 :

Install fails at configure glassfish-v2 : missing English.pm in @INC while running /usr/share/glassfishv2/config/install/install.pl (missing libtimedate-perl package in depends)
Invalid keystore format running with OpenJDK-6 (same error as Glassfish), runs OK with Sun's JDK
Good admin UI, but way too much Sun-branded

GlassFish v3

Type :	Modular (Servlet container or J2EE application server)
License :	CDDLv1 + GPLv2 with exceptions (see [https://glassfish.dev.java.net/downloads/v3/tp2-third-party-readme.txt here])
Builds from source :	No
Packaged :	No (uses Maven)
Maintainability :	Good support from Sun
Compatibility :	J2EE v5
Current version :	V3TP2 (incomplete : see http://wiki.glassfish.java.net/Wiki.jsp?page=GlassFishV3TP2Content )
Link :	https://glassfish.dev.java.net/

Alpha code
Only the framework and web container in V3TP2

JOnAS 4

Type :	J2EE application server (uses Tomcat or Jetty)
License :	LGPL 2.1
Builds from source :	see below
Packaged :	No
Maintainability :	Questionable
Compatibility :	J2EE v1.4
Current version :	4.9.2 (released May 23, 2008)
Link :	http://wiki.jonas.objectweb.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/

Twice a year, a new JOnAS release is delivered
Can make use of pristine Tomcat 5.5 or Jetty 5.1
Looks less finished than Geronimo, more a research testbed than an enterprise-ready solution

Building JonAS4 :

"Source" package includes 134 pre-built jars, difficult to tell if they all build from source
Sources build with gcj
Does not build using OpenJDK-6 (org.objectweb.jonas.dbm.JManagedConnection is not abstract and does not override abstract method...)

JOnAS 5

Type :	J2EE application server
License :	LGPL 2.1
Builds from source :	?
Packaged :	No
Maintainability :	Questionable
Compatibility :	Release version 5.1 (Nov 08) targets J2EEv5 compliance
Current version :	5.0.3RC (no stable release yet)
Link :	http://wiki.jonas.objectweb.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/

New architecture, OSGi based (like Glassfish v3)
Can't make it start
- NoClassDefFoundError: org/ow2/jonas/commands/admin/ClientAdmin

JBOSS AS 5

Type :	J2EE application server
License :	LGPL
Builds from source :	see below
Packaged :	No (only JBoss Common in Universe)
Maintainability :	Questionable
Compatibility :	J2EE v1.5
Current version :	5.0.0Beta4
Link :	http://www.jboss.org/jbossas/

Market leader for FOSS J2EE appservers
Admin UI makes use of Java applets, seems less accessible than Geronimo's one

Building JBOSS AS :

"Source" package includes 295 pre-built jars, difficult to tell if they all build from source
JBOSS AS sources don't build with our current Ant (1.7)
JBOSS AS sources build OK with Ant 1.6.5

Jetty 5.1

Type :	Servlet container
License :	Apache 2.0
Builds from source :	Yes
Packaged :	Yes, in Universe (5.1.14)
Maintainability :	Good upstream
Compatibility :	Servlet/JSP 2.4/2.0
Current version :	5.1.14
Link :	http://www.mortbay.org/jetty-6/

More an integration component than a full-featured application server
No admin UI

Jetty 6.1

Type :	Servlet container
License :	Apache 2.0
Builds from source :	See below
Packaged :	No. Maven pulls 94 jars, most of them are already packaged.
Maintainability :	Good upstream
Compatibility :	Servlet/JSP 2.5/2.1
Current version :	6.1.10
Link :	http://www.mortbay.org/jetty-6/

More an integration component than a full-featured application server
No admin UI

Building 6.1 from source :

Does not build with gcj
Uses maven + a cvs task at one point to pull even more
Compilation fails with OpenJDK-6, complaining about Sun proprietary API and [that] may be removed in a future release

Resin 3.1 Open Source version

Type :	Java/PHP application server
License :	GPL
Builds from source :	Where's the source ?
Packaged :	No
Maintainability :	Questionable
Compatibility :	No certification, but J2EEv5 features (Servlet 2.5 / JSP 2.1 / EJB 3.0)
Current version :	3.1.6
Link :	http://caucho.com/resin/doc/

Enterprise-ready version is "Resin Professional", not open source
Difficulty to find anything on their website
Need partnership with Caucho if we choose that option

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-== Tomcat 6 ==
|| Type : || Servlet container ||
|| Builds from source : || Yes, with openjdk (not with gcj -- missing J2SE 1.5 Socket.setPerformancePreferences methods) ||
|| Packaged : || no. Need to workaround Ant download ||
|| Maintainability : || good ||
|| Compatibility : || Servlet/JSP 2.5/2.1 ||
|| Release cycle logic : || none ||
|| Version : || 6.0.16 ||

Notes :
 * Tomcat is downstream of Glassfish.
 * Lost contributers from Sun.
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-|| Builds from source : || yes ||
|| Packaged : || yes (5.5.25 in Universe) ||
|| Maintainability : || good ||
+|| License : || Apache License v 2.0 ||
|| Builds from source : || Yes ||
|| Packaged : || Yes (5.5.25 in Universe) ||
|| Maintainability : || Good ||
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-|| Release cycle logic : || none, bugfixes only ||
|| Version : || 5.5.26 ||
+|| Current version : || 5.5.26 ||
|| Link : || http://tomcat.apache.org/ ||
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+== Tomcat 6 ==
|| Type : || Servlet container ||
|| License : || Apache License v 2.0 ||
|| Builds from source : || Yes, with openjdk (not with gcj -- missing J2SE 1.5 Socket.setPerformancePreferences methods) ||
|| Packaged : || No (but not too complicated) ||
|| Maintainability : || Good ||
|| Compatibility : || Servlet/JSP : 2.5/2.1 ||
|| Current version : || 6.0.16 ||
|| Link : || http://tomcat.apache.org/ ||

 * Tomcat is now downstream of Glassfish, lost contributors from Sun.
 * Used by developers and as a servlet container inside other products, rarely in production by itself.

Random packaging notes :
 * Fix `commons-daemon.home=${base.path}` in build.properties
 * Needs libecj-java as additional build dep + force `jdt.jar=/usr/share/java/ecj.jar`
 * Needs to pull native connectors source as well and edit `tomcat-native.tar.gz=...`
 * No need to copy all jars to lib/ at packaging time, use the depends ones
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-|| Type : || Modular (Servlet container or J2EE application server, uses Tomcat or JeTTY) ||
|| Builds from source : || not with OpenJDK6 ||
|| Packaged : || no. Uses Maven. ||
|| Maintainability : || fair ||
+|| Type : || Modular (Servlet container or J2EE application server, uses Tomcat or Jetty) ||
|| License : || Apache License v 2.0 ||
|| Builds from source : || Yes (with OpenJDK + patch from Geronimo). Uses maven. ||
|| Packaged : || No. Lots of missing deps (Geronimo's maven build process pulls 517 jar/war/car) ||
|| Maintainability : || Good, reactive upstream ||
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-|| Release cycle logic : || "release often" (every 2-4 months) ||
|| Version : || 2.1.1 ||
+|| Current version : || 2.1.1 ||
|| Link : || http://geronimo.apache.org/ ||
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- * Robust
+ * "release often" (every 2-4 months)
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- * Increasing marketshare
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-Running Geronimo binary :
 * Does not run with OpenJDK-6 (keystore issue). Requires Sun JDK >=1.5
+Running Geronimo :
 * Running instructions recommend Sun JDK >=1.5
 * tomcat6-j2EE version does not run with OpenJDK-6
   * Invalid keystore format issue : http://pastebin.ca/1032465
   * Known issue in OpenJDK : http://www.nabble.com/OpenJDK---Glassfish-Client-td17512837.html
 * jetty6-j2EE version runs with OpenJDK-6
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- * Maven-based build process pulls lots of deps in ~/.m2 -> difficulty to debianize
 * Very (really) slow using gcj - aborted
 * Fails to build using openjdk-6-jdk, even if overriding the version check
 * Geronimo recommends building with Sun's JDK 1.5.

== Glassfish v3 ==
|| Type : || Modular (Servlet container or J2EE application server) ||
|| Builds from source : || No ? ||
|| Packaged : || No (uses Maven) ||
|| Maintainability : || good ||
|| Compatibility : || J2EE v5 ||
|| Release cycle logic : || ||
|| Version : || Does not exist yet (August ?) ||

Notes :
 * Includes Felix
+ * Building with gcj
   * Very (really) slow - aborted
 * Building with OpenJDK-6
   * Need to override JDK version check in build.xml
   * Fails with `org.apache.geronimo.axis2.pojo.POJOWebServiceContext is not abstract and does not override abstract method <T>getEndpointReference(java.lang.Class<T>,org.w3c.dom.Element...) in javax.xml.ws.WebServiceContext` : JDK 1.6 incompatibility (new getEndpointReference abstract method in jax-ws)
   * Build instructions require Sun's JDK 1.5.
   * Geronimo team provided patch to build under 1.6 @ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-4089
   * Very reactive help on FreeNode #geronimo, by Kevan Miller (kevan) and Jarek Gawor (jgawor)
   * Builds with `MAVEN_OPTS="-Xmx768m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m"` in ~/.mavenrc
   * Tests at the end of the build fail with loader constraint violation error : http://pastebin.ca/1032462
   * Runs OK, tests are OK when run separately
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-|| Builds from source : || no (being worked on) ? ||
|| Packaged : || in Multiverse (v2) ||
|| Maintainability : || good ||
+|| License : || CDDLv1 + GPLv2 with exceptions (see [http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/Projects/GlassFishCodeDependencies here]) ||
|| Builds from source : || No (being worked on) ||
|| Packaged : || in Multiverse (V2 UR1) - builds from binaries ||
|| Maintainability : || Good support from Sun ||
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|| Version : || ||


== JBOSS ==
+|| Current version : || V2 UR2 ||
|| Link : || https://glassfish.dev.java.net/ ||

Two sources in multiverse :
 * glassfish (builds from source : glassfish-activation, glassfish-appserv, glassfish-jmac-api, glassfish-mail, glassfish-javaee, glassfish-toplink-essentials) : incomplete GlassFish with the build-from-source bits
 * glassfishv2 (builds from binary blobs : glassfishv2-bin, glassfishv2, glassfishv2-doc) : complete GF by Sun

Running glassfishv2 :
 * Install fails at configure glassfish-v2 : missing English.pm in @INC while running /usr/share/glassfishv2/config/install/install.pl (missing libtimedate-perl package in depends)
 * Invalid keystore format running with OpenJDK-6 (same error as Glassfish), runs OK with Sun's JDK
 * Good admin UI, but ''way'' too much Sun-branded

== GlassFish v3 ==
|| Type : || Modular (Servlet container or J2EE application server) ||
|| License : || CDDLv1 + GPLv2 with exceptions (see [https://glassfish.dev.java.net/downloads/v3/tp2-third-party-readme.txt here]) ||
|| Builds from source : || No ||
|| Packaged : || No (uses Maven) ||
|| Maintainability : || Good support from Sun ||
|| Compatibility : || J2EE v5 ||
|| Current version : || V3TP2 (incomplete : see http://wiki.glassfish.java.net/Wiki.jsp?page=GlassFishV3TP2Content ) ||
|| Link : || https://glassfish.dev.java.net/ ||

 * Alpha code
 * Only the framework and web container in V3TP2

== JOnAS 4 ==
|| Type : || J2EE application server (uses Tomcat or Jetty) ||
|| License : || LGPL 2.1 ||
|| Builds from source : || see below ||
|| Packaged : || No ||
|| Maintainability : || Questionable ||
|| Compatibility : || J2EE v1.4 ||
|| Current version : || 4.9.2 (released May 23, 2008) ||
|| Link : || http://wiki.jonas.objectweb.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/ ||

 * Twice a year, a new JOnAS release is delivered
 * Can make use of pristine Tomcat 5.5 or Jetty 5.1
 * Looks less ''finished'' than Geronimo, more a research testbed than an enterprise-ready solution

Building JonAS4 :
 * "Source" package includes 134 pre-built jars, difficult to tell if they all build from source
 * Sources build with gcj
 * Does not build using OpenJDK-6 (`org.objectweb.jonas.dbm.JManagedConnection is not abstract and does not override abstract method...`)

== JOnAS 5 ==
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-|| Builds from source : || ? ||
|| Packaged : || no. Only JBoss Common in Universe ||
|| Maintainability : || ?? ||
|| Compatibility : || J2EE v1.4 as of JBOSS 4 ||
|| Release cycle logic : || ~ twice a year ||
|| Version : || 5.0 "really soon" ||

Notes
 * Questionable maintenance relationship.

== JeTTY 6 ==
|| Type : || Servlet container ||
|| License : || Apache 2.0 ||
|| Builds from source : || ? ||
|| Packaged : || yes, in Universe ||
|| Maintainability : || good upstream ||
|| Compatibility : || Servlet/JSP 2.5/2.1 ||
|| Release cycle logic : || ||
|| Version : || ||

== JOnAS ==
|| Type : || J2EE application server ||
|| Builds from source : || ? ||
|| Packaged : || no ||
|| Maintainability : || ? ||
|| Compatibility : || J2EE v1.4 as of JOnAS 4.4 ||
|| Release cycle logic : || ||
|| Version : || ||

Notes :
 * Decreasing marketshare
 * Not sure of upstream maintainability.

== Resin ==
|| Type : || ? ||
+|| License : || LGPL 2.1 ||
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-|| Maintainability : || ? ||
|| Compatibility : || ? ||
|| Release cycle logic : || ||
|| Version : ||  ||
+|| Maintainability : || Questionable ||
|| Compatibility : || Release version 5.1 (Nov 08) targets J2EEv5 compliance ||
|| Current version : || 5.0.3RC (no stable release yet) ||
|| Link : || http://wiki.jonas.objectweb.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/ ||

 * New architecture, OSGi based (like Glassfish v3)
 * Can't make it start
   * `NoClassDefFoundError: org/ow2/jonas/commands/admin/ClientAdmin`

== JBOSS AS 5 ==
|| Type : || J2EE application server ||
|| License : || LGPL ||
|| Builds from source : || see below ||
|| Packaged : || No (only JBoss Common in Universe) ||
|| Maintainability : || Questionable ||
|| Compatibility : || J2EE v1.5 ||
|| Current version : || 5.0.0Beta4 ||
|| Link : || http://www.jboss.org/jbossas/ ||

 * Market leader for FOSS J2EE appservers
 * Admin UI makes use of Java applets, seems less accessible than Geronimo's one

Building JBOSS AS :
 * "Source" package includes 295 pre-built jars, difficult to tell if they all build from source
 * JBOSS AS sources don't build with our current Ant (1.7)
 * JBOSS AS sources build OK with Ant 1.6.5

== Jetty 5.1 ==
|| Type : || Servlet container ||
|| License : || Apache 2.0 ||
|| Builds from source : || Yes ||
|| Packaged : || Yes, in Universe (5.1.14) ||
|| Maintainability : || Good upstream ||
|| Compatibility : || Servlet/JSP 2.4/2.0 ||
|| Current version : || 5.1.14 ||
|| Link : || http://www.mortbay.org/jetty-6/ ||

 * More an integration component than a full-featured application server
 * No admin UI

== Jetty 6.1 ==
|| Type : || Servlet container ||
|| License : || Apache 2.0 ||
|| Builds from source : || See below ||
|| Packaged : || No. Maven pulls 94 jars, most of them are already packaged. ||
|| Maintainability : || Good upstream ||
|| Compatibility : || Servlet/JSP 2.5/2.1 ||
|| Current version : || 6.1.10 ||
|| Link : || http://www.mortbay.org/jetty-6/ ||

 * More an integration component than a full-featured application server
 * No admin UI

Building 6.1 from source :
 * Does not build with gcj
 * Uses maven + a cvs task at one point to pull even more
 * Compilation fails with OpenJDK-6, complaining about Sun proprietary API and [that] may be removed in a future release

== Resin 3.1 Open Source version ==
|| Type : || Java/PHP application server ||
|| License : || GPL ||
|| Builds from source : || Where's the source ? ||
|| Packaged : || No ||
|| Maintainability : || Questionable ||
|| Compatibility : || No certification, but J2EEv5 features (Servlet 2.5 / JSP 2.1 / EJB 3.0) ||
|| Current version : || 3.1.6 ||
|| Link : || http://caucho.com/resin/doc/ ||

 * Enterprise-ready version is "Resin Professional", not open source
 * Difficulty to find anything on their website
 * Need partnership with Caucho if we choose that option

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