The DaliCMS software is developed on top of the Java EE 5 specification. As a consequence, it runs on any Application Server that is compliant with the Java EE 5 standard.
For most of the development, the software team uses the Glassfish Application Server. There are a number of reasons for this:
- GlassFish is the reference implementation for Java EE 5 and the forthcoming Java EE 6 specification.
- GlassFish is Open Source, available under a dual license (CDDLv1.0 and GPLv2)
- The GlassFish code is not only freely available, it is clearly written and relatively easy to understand
- The future of GlassFish looks bright. The next version of GlassFish, GlassFish v3, consists of a very modular OSGi-based kernel, bundled with a number of containers (e.g. Web-container).
- The GlassFish community is open, active and productive
Although DaliCMS will continue to work on any Java EE 5 compliant Application Server, the development will be realized inside the GlassFish incubator area.
The project home for DaliCMS in this incubator area is http://dalicms.dev.java.net.
Being a GlassFish incubator project will also generate opportunities for DaliCMS: there are a number of other projects currently available in the dev.java.net space (where GlassFish's home resides) that might add functionality to DaliCMS and vice versa.
We strongly believe that the eco-system that is currently being created around GlassFish will generate lots of opportunities for developers, webmasters, integrators and users.
We are in the process of moving code to the dalicms.dev.java.net space. Documentation and issue tracking will also be mirrored there.
Any questions or comments are greatly appreciated at info (at) dalicms.org
