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The wheels are in motion to make Jetty, an open source Java Web server, an Eclipse Foundation project, said Webtide, the main developer of Jetty. The software is used as a server for rich Internet and embedded applications.

Jetty already has been part of several Eclipse projects, including acting as the Web and application server for Equinox, the Eclipse OSGi-based plug-in platform for application development, Webtide said.

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By becoming an Eclipse project, Jetty would gain from formalized processes and Q&A procedures that a greater developer base can provide, said Webtide. Anyone writing code for Eclipse or who would like to contribute to Jetty can work on the project.

Webtide expects Eclipse to accept the project after a 6- to 10-week public comment period. “All the feedback we received so far is toward that effect, but until it’s done, it’s not done,” said Adam Lieber, Webtide CEO.

Jetty is based on the Java servlet container concept similar to Apache Tomcat, Lieber said. “You can layer other things on top of Jetty,” and put it in devices such as phones, he noted. Bringing Jetty to Eclipse enables it to work with numerous Eclipse projects, said Lieber.

Jetty has been around about 12 years and downloaded an estimated tens of millions of times. “We’ve considered Jetty to be the best-kept secret out there, and after 12 years, it’s an overnight success,” said Lieber.

In a prepared statement released by Webtide, Eclipse executive director Mike Milinkovich endorsed the Jetty move. “This will add world-class runtime technology to the Eclipse runtimes initiative and create greater awareness for Jetty in the Eclipse community,??? Milinkovich said.

The proposal to have Jetty become part of Eclipse also would have it offered under a dual license. Currently licensed under Apache License 2.0, an Eclipse Public License format would be added when the project is accepted by Eclipse, Webtide said. Current users and other projects consuming Jetty continue to maintain current rights. The move also will help Jetty be used more by OSGi projects, said Webtide.

Webtide offers custom distributions of Jetty and related support services.

The wheels are in motion to make Jetty, an open source Java Web server, an Eclipse Foundation project, said Webtide, the main developer of Jetty. The software is used as a server for rich Internet and embedded applications.

Jetty already has been part of several Eclipse projects, including acting as the Web and application server for Equinox, the Eclipse OSGi-based plug-in platform for application development, Webtide said.

[ See also: "Eclipse PHP upgrade tackles object-oriented programming." ]

By becoming an Eclipse project, Jetty would gain from formalized processes and Q&A procedures that a greater developer base can provide, said Webtide. Anyone writing code for Eclipse or who would like to contribute to Jetty can work on the project.

Webtide expects Eclipse to accept the project after a 6- to 10-week public comment period. “All the feedback we received so far is toward that effect, but until it’s done, it’s not done,” said Adam Lieber, Webtide CEO.

Jetty is based on the Java servlet container concept similar to Apache Tomcat, Lieber said. “You can layer other things on top of Jetty,” and put it in devices such as phones, he noted. Bringing Jetty to Eclipse enables it to work with numerous Eclipse projects, said Lieber.

Jetty has been around about 12 years and downloaded an estimated tens of millions of times. “We’ve considered Jetty to be the best-kept secret out there, and after 12 years, it’s an overnight success,” said Lieber.

In a prepared statement released by Webtide, Eclipse executive director Mike Milinkovich endorsed the Jetty move. “This will add world-class runtime technology to the Eclipse runtimes initiative and create greater awareness for Jetty in the Eclipse community,??? Milinkovich said.

The proposal to have Jetty become part of Eclipse also would have it offered under a dual license. Currently licensed under Apache License 2.0, an Eclipse Public License format would be added when the project is accepted by Eclipse, Webtide said. Current users and other projects consuming Jetty continue to maintain current rights. The move also will help Jetty be used more by OSGi projects, said Webtide.

Webtide offers custom distributions of Jetty and related support services.

Jerry Scroggin, the owner of a Louisiana Internet Service Provider, says he’s skeptical of a service that proposes to pay ISPs to police their networks for pirated music and movies.

I wrote about Scroggin last month following the music industry’s announcement that it would scale back a longtime strategy of suing individuals suspected of music piracy, and instead enlist the help of ISPs to thwart copyright violations.

Scroggin argued that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) should help pay the costs incurred when they ask ISPs to chase down suspected music pirates. Days after the story was published, antipiracy firm Nexicon contacted Scroggin about a plan to share money collected from accused file sharers with ISPs.

In theory at least, paying ISPs could sway the balance of power in copyright enforcement. Up to now, ISPs have shied away from helping content creators protect intellectual property. There hasn’t been much to motivate them, said Scroggins.

Film studios and the major music labels frequently ask ISPs to crack down on copyright violators. They expect this done free of charge, Scroggin said. Under the RIAA’s new plan, ISPs would also be asked to suspend the accounts of chronic offenders. That means an ISP might be forced to wave bye-bye to paying customers without receiving any compensation. If ISPs could somehow be compensated, it might encourage them to become copyright enforcers.

The RIAA has said it wants ISPs to do nothing more than honor their own user agreements, which have long prohibited illegal acts, such as unauthorized file sharing.

On Thursday, I talked to Kyle Reed, the Nexicon sales associate who contacted Scroggin. He confirmed for me that Nexicon claims it can help ISPs automate and reduce the costs of chasing down file sharers, cut down on false positives and will share revenue collected from suspected copyright violators with ISPs.

He said previous antipiracy services have alienated ISPs and Nexicon wishes to avoid that.

Nexicon offers a variety of antipiracy services. One offering tracks those people who infringe on intellectual property and sends take-down notices to their ISPs. Reed said the company has the ability to distribute 95 million of these notices per day. That could prove helpful, according to Reed because the company plans to announce more customers soon. As of right now, Reed said Nexicon has only disclosed the name of one customer of this service: the family of rocker Frank Zappa.

As part of Nexicon’s “Get Amnesty” service, the company tries to obtain fees from those it claims are guilty of violating copyright law. Nexicon sends e-mails to those accused notifying them that they must “settle” with the copyright owners, which typically means paying a fee. “After opening the email, the infringer clicks a link to visit GetAmnesty.com, where they can settle their infringement to avoid legal action and receive a legal release from the copyright owner,” according to a statement on the company’s site.

Nexicon then offers to help ISPs manage the take-down notices they receive from, well, Nexicon and competitors. The company’s Envoy system uses a combination of automated and human systems to flag copyright violations and send take-down notices–saving ISPs time and money, Reed said. He added that the system is less likely to accuse someone by mistake.

“The user is presented in real-time a complete inventory of infringements processed by Nexicon on behalf of its copyright owner clients,” the company wrote on its site.

Scroggin said he hasn’t heard Nexicon’s entire pitch but wasn’t impressed with the overall approach.

“I would still wind up losing customers,” Scroggin said. “I would also have to pay Nexicon for this…I have to survive in this economy but I don’t have the big marketing dollars that bigger ISPs have. I have to fund 401(K)s and find ways not to lay off people. Giving free reign to the RIAA is not part of my business model.”

Troll Touch on Monday announced the availability of an integrated touch screen for the Apple 24-inch LED Cinema Display. It’s available for $2299.

The 24-inch LED Cinema Display was introduced when Apple revised its MacBook and MacBook Pro line in 2008. It’s the first display in Apple’s product line to sport a Mini DisplayPort interface, and features a native resolution of 1920 by 1200 pixels.

Troll Touch’s system is an internally integrated touchscreen for the 24-inch LED Cinema Display; an analog resistive touchscreen that lets users input via fingertip, gloved hand or stylus.

The screen itself is powered internally using USB. And Troll Touch claims the overlay design doesn’t alter the form-factor of the 24-inch LED Cinema Display.

Users with existing 24-inch LED Cinema Displays they want to convert to touchscreen can pay $1,399 instead.