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The 2009 JCP Elections are here. The JCP has been trying to improve transparency with the new JSR 215 rules (JCP 2.7 MR); now it is your turn. Between now and Oct 14th you can nominate names for the two open seats (Java SE/EE and Java ME) here. Then, from Nov 20th til Oct 2nd, you can vote on the seats. |
Check out the Call for votes and the Election Overview.
A compilation of today's news of interest:
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The GlassFish Migration team is soliciting participation from interested parties to Localize the tool. Contact Shinya via that blog entry or by sending email to g11n at glassfish dot dev dot java dot net if interested. Arun has another post on JSF 2.0; this time showing how to Use JSF 2.0 with Managed Beans. From OpenDS land, first Ludo points to an article at BigAdmin by Sachin Krishna Telang showing how to Use OpenDS with IBM's WebSphere. Then, Mark describes how he used OpenDS with JRuby. Dave has published two recent notes focusing on the areas where SocialSite extends the OpenSocial API. The First Post covers People and Friending, Profile Editing and Metadata, Profile Privacy Settings and Group Creation, Management and Invitations. The Second Post covers Gadget Installation and Management, Messaging and Search. Dave promises additional posts. And, from the land of Java SE, the long-awaited JavaSE 6 U10 release is now available; check Downloads, FAQ and Osvaldo's post. Despite its obscure name, this is a very important release - I'd expect additional posts on the topic early next week. |
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Rama is reporting that the most recent JDK 6 update now comes with JAX-WS 2.1 and JAXB 2.1. JAX-WS 2.0 has been part of JDK 6 from the beginning but GlassFish v2 and Metro 1.x moved on to newer, more performant, and mainly a much more extensible JAX-WS. |
JDK 6 now includes JAX-WS 2.1.1 FCS and JAXB 2.1.1 FCS (versions from Metro 1.1). This means no more use of the endorsed mechanism is required.
OpenJDK is still a little behind with JAX-WS 2.0. GlassFish is still a little ahead with JAX-WS 2.1.3. Download JDK 6 Update 4 here.
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Java SE 6 is out and it seems a very solid release with kudos from many, including JAG and RLG. I'd recommend to start by checking Danny's Top 10 Reasons. Out of the box performance has improved substantially; see David's blog and this report, and this is also the experience with GlassFish, check Scott's blog on the new SpecJAppServer submission. |
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The JCP has approved Java SE 6. Results are here (BTW - I wonder if IBM will stop their standard comment when Java SE is open sourced?). Some more details in Danny's blog and in many earlier postings on the topic. Congratulations to all, time to get some of my cousin's bottles to celebrate! |
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The internet is abuzz with speculation on when Sun will start Open Sourcing Java. Jonathan has indicated that it will be Very Soon, but, exactly when? You should know the answer... a year ago, at JavaOne '05! 16 months ago we announced the plan to Open Source the Java EE RI in the GlassFish Community, under an OSI-approved license, the MPL-based CDDL license. Then, this May, we Released Java EE 5 with ever increasing Contributions from the Community. But what people want to know is when Sun will open source Java SE and Java ME. There, I can't help you; you will have to stay tuned. I'm sure you won't be able to miss the event :-) TheAquarium will certainly report it and we will provide context for our audience. |
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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and its successor Trasport Layer Security (TLS) are cryptographic protocols that provide secure layer communication in the internet. The two are usually refered by the term SSL and are supported out-of-the-box by GlassFish. Jagadesh's latest blog has a brief introduction to the basics of using SSL in GlassFish. Since the implementation is dependent on JSSE, Jagadesh also included a document with examples of handling certificates using JSSE Tools. |
Another useful reference is Carol Zhang's article on Developing an SSL-Enabled WebApp with SJSAS 8.1. This is a fully developed article that goes into many details and includes example code. Check it out!
