On 18 Feb 2014 06:04, "Edward M" wrote: > > On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 08:57:46 -0800 > Edward M. wrote: > > > Sorry for top post using my phone > > Ice tea is Java se. Glass server uses > > Java EE because EE has added API and > > Runtime to build enterprise secure apps. > > sorry the link did not help. > > > > Sent from my Windows Phone > > ________________________________ > > From: Nilesh Govindrajan > > Sent: ‎2/‎17/‎2014 6:07 AM > > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] JDK 7 on server > > > > On Monday 17 February 2014 04:12 AM, Edward M wrote: > > > On Sun, 16 Feb 2014 14:14:24 +0530 > > > Nilesh Govindrajan wrote: > > > > > >> rvices to customers, so compatibility is > > >> definitely a concern. I'm not exactly sure what the differences are > > >> between Oracle JDK & OpenJDK; the differences I found so far on > > >> Google are old and make sense only for Java 6. > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > To my understanding, Oracle JDK binary is created from the source > > > code released from the OpenJDK project with some Oracle's own > > > propriety code. The other difference is Oracle's JDK binary is > > > released under Oracle Technology Network Developer License Terms > > > for JAVA EE SDK,JDK where as OpenJDK code is under GPL + linking > > > exceptions. > > > > > > More info at: > > > > > > https://blogs.oracle.com/henrik/entry/java_7_questions_answers > > > > > > Best regards > > > ED > > > > > > > So it would be correct to say that for Java EE applications, icedtea > > would be enough? > I was not satisfied with the reply i sent earlier. I'm not used to > yet used to typing on a smartphone yet. > Java EE extends Java SE platform with added API for > object relational mapping, distributed and multi-tier architecture, > web services,etc. Making it more useful servers. where as icedtea > is basically Java SE,and would be missing the added components > for Glassfish server that Java EE contains. > > Found Java EE documentation from Oracle: > http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/documentation/index.html > http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/7/firstcup/doc/java-ee001.htm#GCRLZ > > > >As per the link you gave me, it says some graphical > > components & fonts are extra, none of which are used in case of web > > applications. > > again sorry the link was not helpful > > Best regards > ED > > > > -- > > Learing Linux with Gentoo to earn LPIC1. > > No problem. Actually glassfish needs JDK7 as per their docs. So any JDK7 should work. Java EE is just a specification to be implemented by application servers.