JBoss as/jboss eap/wildfly Difference

JBoss as JBoss EAP and Wildfly

JBoss, an Open-source application server based on Java EE, follows the LGPL license, meaning it can be used free of charge in any business application. 2006, JBoss was acquired by Redhat company.

JBoss as the upstream foundation of the Redhat Company's commercial product JBoss Enterprise application platform, in order to differentiate the two products and avoid user confusion, the company last October sought to make JBoss As to find a new name.

Redhat company said that the new name Wildfly reflects the server "very flexible, lightweight, uninhibited, free" characteristics.

The first version after renaming is Wildfly 8, which will be the rod JBoss as 7. Redhat said the new version was not only a change in name, but also brought the following improvements:

Launch super fast modular design very lightweight, memory footprint very little more elegant configuration, management strict adherence to Java EE7 and OSGi specifications

JBoss as open source community version, published more frequently. JBoss EAP is a Java EE application Server, and the latest version is 6, which implements Java EE 6.

JBoss 7, which implements Java EE 7, has released 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.2.0, where 7.1.1 is more classic, 7.2.0 is the basis of JBoss EAP 6.1 , but 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.2.0 is the source code of the Tag, and did not provide an open download.

The enterprise version built on the open source version of JBoss EAP (Enterprise application Platform), currently Redhat has put JBoss EAP on the jboss.org open download, and developers do not need to register Redhat (previously there must be R edhat.com account to download JBoss EAP). Business Please consult Redhat customer service.

Wildfly is jboss as the new project name, starting from 8, the new JBoss as officially has a name, called Wildfly, has released 8 Beta releases, the Java EE 7 features for developers have been fully implemented.