With OpenJ9 IBM opens the own Eclipse Java Development Kit for the Community, a technology, the products can be found in many IBM.
IBM provides its own Java Virtual Machine J9 under an Open Source license. With OpenJ9 IBM provides an Alternative to the developer environment OpenJDK. The benefits for users, so it is called as IBM, are mainly in the fact that users now have a performant, scalable, Enterprise-ready environment. Because these technologies form the basis of various IBM solutions.
Previously, users were able to use OpenJDK and JVM, and thus the solution Hotspot to get.
Eclipse OpenJ9 included according to IBM, a Java Virtual Machine, as it was also a Hotspot of the case. Nevertheless, both have different functions could be both developed with OpenJDK.
The primary objective of the Eclipse OpenJ9 is to foster an open Ecosystem of JVM developers, operating with developers and designers of different Hardware platforms, systems, tools, and Frameworks to work together as the project informs on GitHub.
At the same time, the project aims to bring more competition among the different JVM implementations, and for the user, for more choices offer.
FAQs OpenJ9 from IBM, it is stated that they wanted to generally support the open-source development. OpenJ9-based even on components of Eclipse OMR, that have passed IBM in the previous year, to the Eclipse Foundation.
IBM wool but promote both Eclipse OMR as well as OpenJ9 more, in order to ensure that the solutions you can keep up with the development of the Hardware platforms step.
Also, in Oracle, there is a move Java EE to be passed to an independent organization. In addition, it makes you think about a new security panel, and how the Community process can be speeded up.
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