Java (programming language) - Revision history

Jerryobject: /* External links */ Adds: Template:Official website, MOS:COMMENT. Move WP:CATEGORY.

2025-05-21T11:02:58Z

External links: Adds: Template:Official website, MOS:COMMENT. Move WP:CATEGORY.

← Previous revision		Revision as of 11:02, 21 May 2025
Line 402:		Line 402:

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	{{Sister project links \|wikt=Java \|display=Java \|commons=Category:Java (programming language) \|b=Java Programming \|n=no \|s=no \|voy=no \|species=no \|v=Java \|d=Q251}}		{{Sister project links \|wikt=Java \|display=Java \|commons=Category:Java (programming language) \|b=Java Programming \|n=no \|s=no \|voy=no \|species=no \|v=Java \|d=Q251}}
	{{wikiversity\|Java Platform, Enterprise Edition/Java EE Tutorial}}		{{wikiversity\|Java Platform, Enterprise Edition/Java EE Tutorial}}
	* ~~[https://~~jdk.java.net/ OpenJDK, Oracle]		* {{Official website\|jdk.java.net}}, OpenJDK, Oracle
	* [https://adoptium.net/ JDK builds, Adoptium]		* [https://adoptium.net/ JDK builds, Adoptium]

Line 415:		Line 415:

	[[Category:Java (programming language)\| ]]		[[Category:Java (programming language)\| ]]
⚫	[[Category:Articles with example Java code]]
	[[Category:C programming language family]]		[[Category:C programming language family]]
	[[Category:Class-based programming languages]]		[[Category:Class-based programming languages]]
Line 430:		Line 429:
	[[Category:Compiled programming languages]]		[[Category:Compiled programming languages]]
	[[Category:American inventions]]		[[Category:American inventions]]
			<!-- Hidden categories below -->
		⚫	[[Category:Articles with example Java code]]

GreenC bot: Reformat 2 archive links. Wayback Medic 2.5 per WP:USURPURL and JUDI batch #27ah

2025-05-04T19:14:11Z

Reformat 2 archive links. Wayback Medic 2.5 per WP:USURPURL and JUDI batch #27ah

← Previous revision		Revision as of 19:14, 4 May 2025
Line 45:		Line 45:
	In 1997, Sun Microsystems approached the [[ISO/IEC JTC 1]] standards body and later the [[Ecma International]] to formalize Java, but it soon withdrew from the process.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/JSG/\|title=JSG – Java Study Group\|work=open-std.org\|access-date=August 2, 2006\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825082008/http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/JSG/\|archive-date=August 25, 2006\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Why Java Was – Not – Standardized Twice \|url=http://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/hicss/2001/0981/05/09815015.pdf \|access-date=June 3, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113101235/http://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/hicss/2001/0981/05/09815015.pdf \|archive-date=January 13, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.zdnet.com/news/what-is-ecma-and-why-microsoft-cares/298821 \|title=What is ECMA—and why Microsoft cares \|website=[[ZDNet]] \|access-date=May 6, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506215226/http://www.zdnet.com/news/what-is-ecma-and-why-microsoft-cares/298821 \|archive-date=May 6, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Java remains a [[de facto standard\|''de facto'' standard]], controlled through the [[Java Community Process]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.jcp.org/en/home/index \|title=Java Community Process website \|publisher=Jcp.org \|date=May 24, 2010 \|access-date=2010-06-09 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060808070528/http://www.jcp.org/en/home/index \|archive-date=August 8, 2006 \|url-status=live}}</ref> At one time, Sun made most of its Java implementations available without charge, despite their [[proprietary software]] status. Sun generated revenue from Java through the selling of licenses for specialized products such as the Java Enterprise System.		In 1997, Sun Microsystems approached the [[ISO/IEC JTC 1]] standards body and later the [[Ecma International]] to formalize Java, but it soon withdrew from the process.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/JSG/\|title=JSG – Java Study Group\|work=open-std.org\|access-date=August 2, 2006\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825082008/http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/JSG/\|archive-date=August 25, 2006\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Why Java Was – Not – Standardized Twice \|url=http://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/hicss/2001/0981/05/09815015.pdf \|access-date=June 3, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113101235/http://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/hicss/2001/0981/05/09815015.pdf \|archive-date=January 13, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.zdnet.com/news/what-is-ecma-and-why-microsoft-cares/298821 \|title=What is ECMA—and why Microsoft cares \|website=[[ZDNet]] \|access-date=May 6, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506215226/http://www.zdnet.com/news/what-is-ecma-and-why-microsoft-cares/298821 \|archive-date=May 6, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Java remains a [[de facto standard\|''de facto'' standard]], controlled through the [[Java Community Process]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.jcp.org/en/home/index \|title=Java Community Process website \|publisher=Jcp.org \|date=May 24, 2010 \|access-date=2010-06-09 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060808070528/http://www.jcp.org/en/home/index \|archive-date=August 8, 2006 \|url-status=live}}</ref> At one time, Sun made most of its Java implementations available without charge, despite their [[proprietary software]] status. Sun generated revenue from Java through the selling of licenses for specialized products such as the Java Enterprise System.

	On November 13, 2006, Sun released much of its Java virtual machine (JVM) as [[free and open-source software]] (FOSS), under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License\|GPL-2.0-only]] license. On May 8, 2007, Sun finished the process, making all of its JVM's core code available under [[free software]]/open-source distribution terms, aside from a small portion of code to which Sun did not hold the copyright.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://grnlight.net/index.php/programming-articles/115-javaone-sun-the-bulk-of-java-is-open-sourced \|title=JAVAONE: Sun – The bulk of Java is open sourced \|publisher=GrnLight.net \|access-date=2014-05-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527220942/http://grnlight.net/index.php/programming-articles/115-javaone-sun-the-bulk-of-java-is-open-sourced \|archive-date=May 27, 2014 \|url-status=~~live~~}}</ref>		On November 13, 2006, Sun released much of its Java virtual machine (JVM) as [[free and open-source software]] (FOSS), under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License\|GPL-2.0-only]] license. On May 8, 2007, Sun finished the process, making all of its JVM's core code available under [[free software]]/open-source distribution terms, aside from a small portion of code to which Sun did not hold the copyright.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://grnlight.net/index.php/programming-articles/115-javaone-sun-the-bulk-of-java-is-open-sourced \|title=JAVAONE: Sun – The bulk of Java is open sourced \|publisher=GrnLight.net \|access-date=2014-05-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527220942/http://grnlight.net/index.php/programming-articles/115-javaone-sun-the-bulk-of-java-is-open-sourced \|archive-date=May 27, 2014 \|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

	Sun's vice-president Rich Green said that Sun's ideal role with regard to Java was as an ''evangelist''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2002/04/17/evangelism.html\|title=Sun's Evolving Role as Java Evangelist\|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915162748/http://onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2002/04/17/evangelism.html\|archive-date=September 15, 2010\|url-status=live\|access-date=August 2, 2009		Sun's vice-president Rich Green said that Sun's ideal role with regard to Java was as an ''evangelist''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2002/04/17/evangelism.html\|title=Sun's Evolving Role as Java Evangelist\|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915162748/http://onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2002/04/17/evangelism.html\|archive-date=September 15, 2010\|url-status=live\|access-date=August 2, 2009

Citation bot: Added title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from March 2025 | #UCB_Category 781/922

2025-03-27T00:13:23Z

Added title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from March 2025 | #UCB_Category 781/922

← Previous revision		Revision as of 00:13, 27 March 2025
Line 128:		Line 128:
	\| Java SE 23 \|\| September 17, 2024		\| Java SE 23 \|\| September 17, 2024
	\|-		\|-
	\| Java SE 24 \|\| 18 March 2025<ref name="jdk24">https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/24/</ref>		\| Java SE 24 \|\| 18 March 2025<ref name="jdk24">{{cite web \| url=https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/24/ \| title=JDK 24 }}</ref>
	\|}		\|}

Xose.vazquez: redundant

2025-03-25T05:00:57Z

redundant

← Previous revision		Revision as of 05:00, 25 March 2025
Line 32:		Line 32:
	Java was designed by [[James Gosling]] at [[Sun Microsystems]]. It was released in May 1995 as a core component of Sun's [[Java (software platform)\|Java platform]]. The original and [[reference implementation]] Java [[compiler]]s, virtual machines, and [[library (computing)\|class libraries]] were released by Sun under [[proprietary license]]s. As of May 2007, in compliance with the specifications of the [[Java Community Process]], Sun had [[Software relicensing\|relicensed]] most of its Java technologies under the [[GNU General Public License\|GPL-2.0-only]] license. [[Oracle Corporation\|Oracle]], which bought Sun in 2010, offers its own [[HotSpot (virtual machine)\|HotSpot]] Java Virtual Machine. However, the official [[reference implementation]] is the [[OpenJDK]] JVM, which is open-source software used by most developers and is the default JVM for almost all Linux distributions.		Java was designed by [[James Gosling]] at [[Sun Microsystems]]. It was released in May 1995 as a core component of Sun's [[Java (software platform)\|Java platform]]. The original and [[reference implementation]] Java [[compiler]]s, virtual machines, and [[library (computing)\|class libraries]] were released by Sun under [[proprietary license]]s. As of May 2007, in compliance with the specifications of the [[Java Community Process]], Sun had [[Software relicensing\|relicensed]] most of its Java technologies under the [[GNU General Public License\|GPL-2.0-only]] license. [[Oracle Corporation\|Oracle]], which bought Sun in 2010, offers its own [[HotSpot (virtual machine)\|HotSpot]] Java Virtual Machine. However, the official [[reference implementation]] is the [[OpenJDK]] JVM, which is open-source software used by most developers and is the default JVM for almost all Linux distributions.

	[[Java version history\|Java 24]] is the version current {{as of\|lc=y\|2025\|March}}~~. Java 20 and 22 are no longer maintained~~. Java 8, 11, 17, and 21 are [[long-term support]] versions still under maintenance.		[[Java version history\|Java 24]] is the version current {{as of\|lc=y\|2025\|March}}. Java 8, 11, 17, and 21 are [[long-term support]] versions still under maintenance.

	== History ==		== History ==

Xose.vazquez: /* External links */ SPAM!

2025-03-24T20:18:22Z

External links: SPAM!

← Previous revision		Revision as of 20:18, 24 March 2025
Line 406:		Line 406:
	* [https://jdk.java.net/ OpenJDK, Oracle]		* [https://jdk.java.net/ OpenJDK, Oracle]
	* [https://adoptium.net/ JDK builds, Adoptium]		* [https://adoptium.net/ JDK builds, Adoptium]
	* [https://discu.eu/weekly/java/ ''Java Weekly'']

	{{Java (software platform)}}		{{Java (software platform)}}

Xose.vazquez: /* External links */ URL already in the template

2025-03-24T14:18:49Z

External links: URL already in the template

← Previous revision		Revision as of 14:18, 24 March 2025
Line 406:		Line 406:
	* [https://jdk.java.net/ OpenJDK, Oracle]		* [https://jdk.java.net/ OpenJDK, Oracle]
	* [https://adoptium.net/ JDK builds, Adoptium]		* [https://adoptium.net/ JDK builds, Adoptium]
	* [https://dev.java/ Java for developers, Dev.java]
	* [https://discu.eu/weekly/java/ ''Java Weekly'']		* [https://discu.eu/weekly/java/ ''Java Weekly'']

Xose.vazquez: /* External links */ URL already in the template

2025-03-24T14:18:17Z

External links: URL already in the template

← Previous revision		Revision as of 14:18, 24 March 2025
Line 404:		Line 404:
	{{Sister project links \|wikt=Java \|display=Java \|commons=Category:Java (programming language) \|b=Java Programming \|n=no \|s=no \|voy=no \|species=no \|v=Java \|d=Q251}}		{{Sister project links \|wikt=Java \|display=Java \|commons=Category:Java (programming language) \|b=Java Programming \|n=no \|s=no \|voy=no \|species=no \|v=Java \|d=Q251}}
	{{wikiversity\|Java Platform, Enterprise Edition/Java EE Tutorial}}		{{wikiversity\|Java Platform, Enterprise Edition/Java EE Tutorial}}
	* [https://oracle.com/java/ Java Software, Oracle]
	* [https://jdk.java.net/ OpenJDK, Oracle]		* [https://jdk.java.net/ OpenJDK, Oracle]
	* [https://adoptium.net/ JDK builds, Adoptium]		* [https://adoptium.net/ JDK builds, Adoptium]

Xose.vazquez at 14:06, 24 March 2025

2025-03-24T14:06:14Z

← Previous revision		Revision as of 14:06, 24 March 2025
Line 13:		Line 13:
	\| discontinued = <!-- Set to yes if software is discontinued, otherwise omit. -->		\| discontinued = <!-- Set to yes if software is discontinued, otherwise omit. -->
	\| ver layout = <!-- simple (default) or stacked -->		\| ver layout = <!-- simple (default) or stacked -->
	\| latest release version = {{wikidata\|property\|edit\|~~reference~~\|P548=Q2804309~~\|P348~~}}		\| latest release version = {{wikidata\|property\|preferred\|references\|edit\|Q251\|P348\|P548=Q2804309}}
	\| latest release date = {{~~start~~ date and age\|{{~~Wikidata~~\|qualifier\|single\|P548=Q2804309~~\|P348~~\|P577}}}}		\| latest release date = {{Start date and age\|{{wikidata\|qualifier\|preferred\|single\|Q251\|P348\|P548=Q2804309\|P577}}}}
	\| designer = [[James Gosling]]		\| designer = [[James Gosling]]
	\| developer = [[Oracle Corporation]]		\| developer = [[Oracle Corporation]]

Chrisahn: Java 24 is current version

2025-03-19T23:15:11Z

Java 24 is current version

← Previous revision		Revision as of 23:15, 19 March 2025
Line 32:		Line 32:
	Java was designed by [[James Gosling]] at [[Sun Microsystems]]. It was released in May 1995 as a core component of Sun's [[Java (software platform)\|Java platform]]. The original and [[reference implementation]] Java [[compiler]]s, virtual machines, and [[library (computing)\|class libraries]] were released by Sun under [[proprietary license]]s. As of May 2007, in compliance with the specifications of the [[Java Community Process]], Sun had [[Software relicensing\|relicensed]] most of its Java technologies under the [[GNU General Public License\|GPL-2.0-only]] license. [[Oracle Corporation\|Oracle]], which bought Sun in 2010, offers its own [[HotSpot (virtual machine)\|HotSpot]] Java Virtual Machine. However, the official [[reference implementation]] is the [[OpenJDK]] JVM, which is open-source software used by most developers and is the default JVM for almost all Linux distributions.		Java was designed by [[James Gosling]] at [[Sun Microsystems]]. It was released in May 1995 as a core component of Sun's [[Java (software platform)\|Java platform]]. The original and [[reference implementation]] Java [[compiler]]s, virtual machines, and [[library (computing)\|class libraries]] were released by Sun under [[proprietary license]]s. As of May 2007, in compliance with the specifications of the [[Java Community Process]], Sun had [[Software relicensing\|relicensed]] most of its Java technologies under the [[GNU General Public License\|GPL-2.0-only]] license. [[Oracle Corporation\|Oracle]], which bought Sun in 2010, offers its own [[HotSpot (virtual machine)\|HotSpot]] Java Virtual Machine. However, the official [[reference implementation]] is the [[OpenJDK]] JVM, which is open-source software used by most developers and is the default JVM for almost all Linux distributions.

	[[Java version history\|Java 23]] is the version current {{as of\|lc=y\|~~2024~~\|~~September~~}}~~, and Java 24 has a Final Release Candidate, set for release on 18 March 2025~~. Java 20 and 22 are no longer maintained. Java 8, 11, 17, and 21 are [[long-term support]] versions still under maintenance.		[[Java version history\|Java 24]] is the version current {{as of\|lc=y\|2025\|March}}. Java 20 and 22 are no longer maintained. Java 8, 11, 17, and 21 are [[long-term support]] versions still under maintenance.

	== History ==		== History ==

Rooiratel: /* Versions */ JDK 24 released

2025-03-19T10:26:34Z

Versions: JDK 24 released

← Previous revision		Revision as of 10:26, 19 March 2025
Line 127:		Line 127:
	\|-		\|-
	\| Java SE 23 \|\| September 17, 2024		\| Java SE 23 \|\| September 17, 2024
			\|-
			\| Java SE 24 \|\| 18 March 2025<ref name="jdk24">https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/24/</ref>
	\|}		\|}

← Previous revision		Revision as of 19:14, 4 May 2025
Line 45:		Line 45:
	In 1997, Sun Microsystems approached the [[ISO/IEC JTC 1]] standards body and later the [[Ecma International]] to formalize Java, but it soon withdrew from the process.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/JSG/\|title=JSG – Java Study Group\|work=open-std.org\|access-date=August 2, 2006\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825082008/http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/JSG/\|archive-date=August 25, 2006\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Why Java Was – Not – Standardized Twice \|url=http://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/hicss/2001/0981/05/09815015.pdf \|access-date=June 3, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113101235/http://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/hicss/2001/0981/05/09815015.pdf \|archive-date=January 13, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.zdnet.com/news/what-is-ecma-and-why-microsoft-cares/298821 \|title=What is ECMA—and why Microsoft cares \|website=[[ZDNet]] \|access-date=May 6, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506215226/http://www.zdnet.com/news/what-is-ecma-and-why-microsoft-cares/298821 \|archive-date=May 6, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Java remains a [[de facto standard\|''de facto'' standard]], controlled through the [[Java Community Process]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.jcp.org/en/home/index \|title=Java Community Process website \|publisher=Jcp.org \|date=May 24, 2010 \|access-date=2010-06-09 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060808070528/http://www.jcp.org/en/home/index \|archive-date=August 8, 2006 \|url-status=live}}</ref> At one time, Sun made most of its Java implementations available without charge, despite their [[proprietary software]] status. Sun generated revenue from Java through the selling of licenses for specialized products such as the Java Enterprise System.		In 1997, Sun Microsystems approached the [[ISO/IEC JTC 1]] standards body and later the [[Ecma International]] to formalize Java, but it soon withdrew from the process.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/JSG/\|title=JSG – Java Study Group\|work=open-std.org\|access-date=August 2, 2006\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825082008/http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/JSG/\|archive-date=August 25, 2006\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Why Java Was – Not – Standardized Twice \|url=http://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/hicss/2001/0981/05/09815015.pdf \|access-date=June 3, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113101235/http://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/hicss/2001/0981/05/09815015.pdf \|archive-date=January 13, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.zdnet.com/news/what-is-ecma-and-why-microsoft-cares/298821 \|title=What is ECMA—and why Microsoft cares \|website=[[ZDNet]] \|access-date=May 6, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506215226/http://www.zdnet.com/news/what-is-ecma-and-why-microsoft-cares/298821 \|archive-date=May 6, 2014 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Java remains a [[de facto standard\|''de facto'' standard]], controlled through the [[Java Community Process]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.jcp.org/en/home/index \|title=Java Community Process website \|publisher=Jcp.org \|date=May 24, 2010 \|access-date=2010-06-09 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060808070528/http://www.jcp.org/en/home/index \|archive-date=August 8, 2006 \|url-status=live}}</ref> At one time, Sun made most of its Java implementations available without charge, despite their [[proprietary software]] status. Sun generated revenue from Java through the selling of licenses for specialized products such as the Java Enterprise System.

	On November 13, 2006, Sun released much of its Java virtual machine (JVM) as [[free and open-source software]] (FOSS), under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License\|GPL-2.0-only]] license. On May 8, 2007, Sun finished the process, making all of its JVM's core code available under [[free software]]/open-source distribution terms, aside from a small portion of code to which Sun did not hold the copyright.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://grnlight.net/index.php/programming-articles/115-javaone-sun-the-bulk-of-java-is-open-sourced \|title=JAVAONE: Sun – The bulk of Java is open sourced \|publisher=GrnLight.net \|access-date=2014-05-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527220942/http://grnlight.net/index.php/programming-articles/115-javaone-sun-the-bulk-of-java-is-open-sourced \|archive-date=May 27, 2014 \|url-status=~~live~~}}</ref>		On November 13, 2006, Sun released much of its Java virtual machine (JVM) as [[free and open-source software]] (FOSS), under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License\|GPL-2.0-only]] license. On May 8, 2007, Sun finished the process, making all of its JVM's core code available under [[free software]]/open-source distribution terms, aside from a small portion of code to which Sun did not hold the copyright.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://grnlight.net/index.php/programming-articles/115-javaone-sun-the-bulk-of-java-is-open-sourced \|title=JAVAONE: Sun – The bulk of Java is open sourced \|publisher=GrnLight.net \|access-date=2014-05-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527220942/http://grnlight.net/index.php/programming-articles/115-javaone-sun-the-bulk-of-java-is-open-sourced \|archive-date=May 27, 2014 \|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

	Sun's vice-president Rich Green said that Sun's ideal role with regard to Java was as an ''evangelist''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2002/04/17/evangelism.html\|title=Sun's Evolving Role as Java Evangelist\|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915162748/http://onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2002/04/17/evangelism.html\|archive-date=September 15, 2010\|url-status=live\|access-date=August 2, 2009		Sun's vice-president Rich Green said that Sun's ideal role with regard to Java was as an ''evangelist''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2002/04/17/evangelism.html\|title=Sun's Evolving Role as Java Evangelist\|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915162748/http://onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2002/04/17/evangelism.html\|archive-date=September 15, 2010\|url-status=live\|access-date=August 2, 2009