Welcome to Ja.NET -- a new web site building an open community dedicated to enabling Java as a first class development and runtime environment for .NET.  Our vision is simple: Establish a community of interest, together with a set of projects, focused on delivering the tools and middleware required to leverage the enormous investments that exist today in Java software on the .NET platform.

Our first project is the development of a Java 5 JDK for .NET. We've named it "Ja.NET SE", and we are making good progress towards delivering our first release. We are posting builds regularly, so feel free to download a build and give it a try. If you run into any problems, please let us know.

Now we realize that giving someone the tools they need to leverage their Java investments on .NET requires much more than just Ja.NET SE. After all, it is quite likely their investment is not only dependent upon SE, but additional Java libraries, such as Java EE.  So our hope is, as we complete Ja.NET SE, other OSS Ja.NET projects will build upon what we have done, expanding the Java tools and middleware available on .NET, providing the community what it needs to achieve our vision.

So if you have a need for Java on .NET, then we’d encourage you to get involved by joining the Ja.NET SE project or starting one of your own. Whether you have a specific Java on .NET need, or you just have an opinion you'd like to share with us, provide us some feedback below, or start up a forum discussion.