On Sep 23, 2008, at 11:50 AM, Tim McConnell wrote:
Hi Ted, yes I have been assuming the same as well. At a minimal I
would like to volunteer to understand and analyze the implications
of JEE6 to the GEP....
Ted Kirby wrote:
Who's doing what?
I sort of assumed that 2.2 would have JEE 6 in it, but I can't find
any information about it.
No, not in 2.2.
G 2.2 will have Java SE 6 support, but will be Java EE 5 certified. At
least that's been my assumption (and others, I think). Prolly
worthwhile updating the 2.2. release roadmap to avoid possible
confusion... There are some barriers to supporting Java EE 6 -- a Java
EE 6 Initial Specification hasn't been released yet, let alone a final
spec or TCK... ;-) Also, many of the technology specs (EJB 3.1,
Servlet 3.0, JPA 2.0, JSF 2.0) are still being defined -- there are
some early drafts of some of these specs.
Note that G 2.2 will have some features that are expected to be in EE
6. With our component-based capabilities, we've had the concept of a
"Web Profile" since our 1.1.1 release. We have way more capabilities,
in this regard, then the spec will call for... Plus, we'll have JAX-WS
2.1/JAX-B 2.1 support. We'll also have JASPI support (w/ Jetty 7 --
which will also contain Servlet 3.0 features). OpenEJB 3.1 will also
contain some aspects of the EJB 3.1 spec. I may be missing others...
IMO, it's too early for an EE 6 "roadmap". However, definitely
something that's on our horizon...
--kevan
