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<H2><A NAME="sec: intro"></A> <A NAME="s1">1. Introduction</A></H2>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.1">1.1 Background</A>
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<P>This document was started January, 1999 by Gary Meyer (
<A HREF="mailto:gary@meyer.net">gary@meyer.net</A>) after several weeks
of installing various open source and proprietary Enterprise Java products
for Linux. "Enterprise Java" is defined as using the Java Enterprise APIs.
<P>Some updates were added by Greg Wilkins
(
<A HREF="mailto:gregw@mortbay.org">gregw@mortbay.org</A>) in November
2001 however parts of the document are still out of date.
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.2">1.2 Audience</A>
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<P>This HOWTO is intended to benefit software professionals who are
interested in evaluating, developing, or deploying Enterprise Java on
Linux. Limited knowledge or experience in either Linux or Java is
assumed.
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.3">1.3 New Versions </A>
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<P>The newest version of this document can be found at the Linux Documentation
Project website at:
<A HREF="http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Enterprise-Java-for-Linux-HOWTO.html">http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Enterprise-Java-for-Linux-HOWTO.html</A><P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.4">1.4 Copyright and License </A>
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<P>This document is Copyright (c) 1999-2001 by Gary Meyer and Greg
Wilkins. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify
this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License,
Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software
Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts,
and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is available at
<A HREF="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html</A><P>
<H2><A NAME="ss1.5">1.5 Disclaimers</A>
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<P>The suggestions in this document are provided to help you get a Enterprise
Java environment on Linux up and running as quickly as possible. The suggestions
are not product recommendations or endorsements. As you become familiar with
the options available, you can do you own product evaluations and determine
what options are best for your particular purpose.
<P>For the purpose of this HOWTO, "Enterprise Java" is defined as using
the Java Enterprise APIs. This HOWTO does not address scalability, availability,
manageability, and other such aspects of software that are often associated
with the word "enterprise."
<H2><A NAME="ss1.6">1.6 Potential Future Sections </A>
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<P>This HOW has focused on the most popular aspects of Enterprise Java. The
following sections may be added to this HOWTO.
<UL>
<LI>Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) that Support Enterprise Java
for Linux </LI>
<LI>Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) Support </LI>
<LI>Java Mail API (JMAPI) Support </LI>
<LI>Java Transaction Service (JTS) Support </LI>
<LI>Java Interface Definition Language (JIDL) Support </LI>
<LI>Java Messaging Service (JMS) Support </LI>
<LI>Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) Support </LI>
</UL>
<P>Interested in authoring a section?
<P>Please contact the author, Gary Meyer, at (
<A HREF="mailto:gary@meyer.net">gary@meyer.net</A>).
<H2><A NAME="ss1.7">1.7 Other Resources</A>
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<P>The App-Serv Center website at
<A HREF="http://www.app-serv.com/">http://www.app-serv.com/</A>.
<P>Java Enterprise in a Nutshell by David Flanagan et al at
<A HREF="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jentnut/">http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jentnut/</A>.
<H2><A NAME="ss1.8">1.8 Feedback </A>
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<P>Please submit all additions and corrections to the author, Gary Meyer,
at (
<A HREF="mailto:gary@meyer.net">gary@meyer.net</A>).
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