Leadership transition addresses need for continued support of the
technology and community
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source
solutions, today announced that it is taking the reins of the OpenJDK 7
project following a transition of leadership that is meant to help
provide continuity of public updates and support for the technology and
its users, freeing other members of the community to focus on future
versions of Java.
As a result of the leadership transition, Red Hat will take a more
active role in the maintenance of the Java 7 stream through the OpenJDK
7 project, while also spearheading projects aimed at enhancing the
OpenJDK technology, such as Shenandoah
and Thermostat.
The continued maintenance of OpenJDK 7 is vital for the myriad of
organizations that rely on the technology for mission-critical
enterprise applications and infrastructures.
Red Hat has been a leading contributor to the open source implementation
of the Java specification for more than seven
years, and assumed
leadership of the OpenJDK 6 community in March 2013 following a
similar leadership transition. Red Hat's long-time Java technical lead,
Andrew Haley, will represent the company as project lead for both the
OpenJDK 6 and OpenJDK 7 projects. He is an active member of the OpenJDK
governing board where he helps guide the future strategy of Java and
OpenJDK.
Java remains one of the top
programming languages today and is popular due to a combination of
its longevity, technical merits, and its familiarity among enterprise
developers.
Supporting Quotes
Craig Muzilla, senior vice president, Application Platforms Business,
Red Hat
"Our involvement in the OpenJDK projects goes beyond
helping to maintain the technology and support existing users. We see it
as a matter of maintaining trust and the true spirit of open source
within the Java community, as well. We remain committed to Java and the
organizations running these specifications."
Al Hilwa, research program director, Application Development
Software, IDC
"Red Hat continues to show that it is serious
about wanting to see Java succeed in the long term and to see
enterprises succeed with Java. Enterprises need and depend on the
availability of strong commercial support for platform technologies like
Java."
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