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| Developer(s) | Apache Software Foundation | ||||
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| Written in | C, Java | ||||
| Operating system | Linux, Windows | ||||
| Type | Java virtual machine, Java Library | ||||
| License | Apache License 2.0 | ||||
| Website | harmony.apache.org | ||||
Apache Harmony is a retired open source, free Java implementation, developed by the Apache Software Foundation.[1] It was announced in early May 2005 and on October 25, 2006, the board of directors voted to make Apache Harmony a top-level project. The Harmony project achieved (as of February 2011) 99% completeness for J2SE 5.0, and 97% for Java SE 6.[2] The Android operating system has historically been a major user of Harmony, although since Android Nougat it increasingly relies on OpenJDK libraries.[3]
On October 29, 2011 a vote was started by the project lead Tim Ellison whether to retire the project. The outcome was 20 to 2 in favor,[4] and the project was retired on November 16, 2011.[5][6]
- ^ "Original FAQ Questions from Project Launch". harmony.apache.org. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
We are starting with Java SE 5, as that is the first version of Java SE for which the licensing allows an open source implementation, but we'll continue with Java SE 6 and any subsequent versions that follow.
- ^ "Class Library Component Status". harmony.apache.org. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
- ^ Amadeo, Ron (January 7, 2016). "Android N switches to OpenJDK, Google tells Oracle it is protected by the GPL". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ Ellison, Tim (November 3, 2011). "Move Apache Harmony to the Attic (updated)". org.apache.harmony.dev. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Alt URL Archived February 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ellison, Tim (November 16, 2011). "Board accepted attic resolution". org.apache.harmony.dev. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2011. Alt URL Archived March 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The end of (Apache) Harmony". The H. November 4, 2011.