Kenai Infrastructure and Projects to Become Part of Java.net | Java.net
Sometimes it’s good to cool down, relax & wait & see. A lot of people (me included) were unhappy due to the sudden death of Kenai. It was a project I loved, especially because it was closely integrated in NB and had some features I was missing from java.net, my favorite Java community site.
So we were discussing various scenarios what we could do. There were lot’s of discussions what would be the best project hosting site for our projects and what we should tell our community. Some people already moved their projects to Google Code or JavaForge. We were discussing if we should have our own forge for NB related projects, or if we should ask the NetBeans Team to open up their Kenai infrastructure for us.
But now it turns out that the Kenai infrastructure will be part of Java.net:
Kenai Infrastructure and Projects to Become Part of Java.net | Java.net.
Actually this is perfect. I never understood why Sun would open a second project hosting site, if not as a playground for improvements for java.net. So now we have the best of breed, the strong and vivid community of Java.net, and teh advanced and modern features of Kenai. And Java.net still seems to be an independent entity inside Oracle.
Nevertheless let’s not forget we lost some strong supporters of our community through the merger. For the NetBeans Dream Team this is especially true for Aaron Houston. Thanks Aaron and congratulations to your new employer for having you aboard…
Its about time java.net got a facelift and some backend surgery anyway
Cheers!
Comment by adam
— 8. February 2010 @ 17:16
My concern is more for the non-Java projects on Kenai, of which I have some. Java is always my primary toolset, but not my only one, and I’d prefer to keep my projects all in one location.
Comment by Gen
— 12. February 2010 @ 10:44
@Gen: That’s a valid concern… I’ll bring this up in our discussions about java.net.
Comment by Toni
— 14. February 2010 @ 09:54