> So in the meantime, we'll stay with glassfish v2 58g simply because
You probably want to at least move to gfv2ur1-b09d. That is the final
build for GFv2 UR1 (aka SJSAS 9.1UR1).
> along with a reliable local partner
> offering the whole program of Sun training courses,
Who is your local partner? We want to ensure we help them in any way we
can to be productive (and make $$s!). Feel free to contact me directly,
if you want.
- eduard/o
Kristian Rink wrote:
> Am Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:40:44 -0800
> schrieb John Clingan <John.Clingan_at_Sun.COM>:
>
>> Earlier today I updated the GlassFish FAQ entry that describes the
>> differences. Hopefully it is more readable now.
>> http://wiki.glassfish.java.net/Wiki.jsp?page=FaqGlassFishV2vsSJSAS91
>
> Indeed it is, thanks for that. :)
>
>
>> Whether you are using GlassFish or the SJSAS, the bits are free for
>> development and production. After installation, the bits layed down
>> on disk by the GlassFish installer are the same as when you install
>> the base SJSAS 9.1 bundle.
>
> Yes, that's what I kinda supposed / hoped for / expected things to be.
> So in the meantime, we'll stay with glassfish v2 58g simply because
> it's already installed and we won't purchase support for our evaluation
> system anyhow (except for some JEE development and possibly app server
> administration training, but that's another story).
>
>
>> As Alexis mentions, if you plan to go into production and want to
>> purchase support (or purchase support in the future), we recommend
>> installing SJSAS on production systems.
>
> So far, we have made the decision to go for JEE, and at the moment
> we're about to evaluate what we would need to get there (software,
> knowledge, support, along with the work we have to do actually
> migrating our applications there). Starting all over with glassfish/Sun
> so far actually has never been a decision to question, given quite a
> set of good reasons to do so (always on the edge of technology
> supporting the latest JDK and Java EE specs, a pleasant working
> environment integrated with NetBeans, base packages being available
> under a GPL license if required, along with a reliable local partner
> offering the whole program of Sun training courses, ...). Deciding
> which SLAs would fit in here and/or be required for us to be productive
> in a reliable way is part of that evaluation I guess, so probably we'll
> get back to some Sun sales rep as soon as we're one step further here.
>
>
>> This is what we expect a vast majority of SJSAS customers to do, so
>> no worries. Since the GlassFish/SJSAS bits are the same, there is
>> essentially zero risk in this approach. Let us know if you have any
>> additional questions.
>
> I surely will; so far thanks for your support and explanations.
>
> Cheers,
> Kristian
>
>
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