J5EE + SJS Application Server PE 9

[Panagiotis Astithas]

Martin Dames wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> I really appreciate your work for FreeBSD and Java integration. But I am 
> planning to develop as soon as possible with the new upcoming release of 
> Java Enterprise Edition J5EE. And I will need a Java application server 
> in conjunction with the new J5EE.  So, it is now in development and will 
> be released in fall this year.
> 
> I prefer UNIX and not Linux, but unfortunately I am considering to 
> change my server to a Linux distribution, because its supported by Sun 
> directly. I heard that the FreeBSD project has now an agreement with Sun 
> to ship Java native to FreeBSD.
> 
> My simple question would be: How long would it take to get native access 
> to J5EE and the SJS Application Server (Glassfish) for FreeBSD if it 
> released!

Assuming Glassfish is pure Java, you should be able to use the latest 
beta today. Alternatively, you could use ports/java/jboss4 for an 
application server with support for JEE 1.5.

Cheers,

Panagiotis