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FAQ
Why Rename JBoss AS?

JBoss AS was renamed to reduce confusion. The term JBoss commonly referred to: the JBoss Application Server project, the JBoss Community or the Red Hat JBoss product line.

When the JBoss Application Server ( JBoss AS ) project was launched in 1999, no one would have ever guessed at how successful the project would become. Today, JBoss represents one of the finest Java EE application servers ( JBoss AS ), a large and vibrant community (the JBoss Community ), and a successful commercial product ( JBoss Enterprise Application Platform ).

The JBoss AS project continues to provide rapid innovation, cutting edge technology and an environment that inspires a developer to collaborate and contribute to the project's research and development. The JBoss Community hosts nearly 100 projects focused on integration, business rules, processes, NoSQL, cloud, mobile, polyglot, messaging, tooling, alternative development frameworks and more.

We asked you the community to help the JBoss AS project find a new name.

WildFly , the new name for JBoss AS, was chosen through an election process held in November 2012.