Apache Geronimo J2EE certified
The J2EE application server from Apache, Geronimo, has achieved Sun’s J2EE 1.4 certification and has become the third certified open source server, the others are JBoss and JOnAS.
…Or is it the second?? There’s some discussion whether JBoss is truly an open source project, unlike Apache Geronimo or JOnAS, which are community driven efforts, JBoss is the product of an open source company. I kind of agree with this view, although JBoss is a fine product and I’m using it right now I don’t see it as an open source project, but something like a “free comercial product with source code”. This issue has led to a huge debate on what open source really is, like the Open Source Monopoly article, and how it may evolve in the near future. And, just putting more gas into the fire, some may argue about the closer relationship of Apache Foundation and IBM… 
Even so, and putting all these questions aside, this is excellent news for the Java world.
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