Overview
Around 1995 the Internet really started to catch on. Real value started to be
created when companies put their information online. Soon after this,
many companies were started that had the goal of organizing all this information. The
term "Portal" was created that described a Web Application that was designed to
present a ton of information in a concise and centered way, thereby making the
Internet easier to use. Popular examples would be Yahoo.com or Netscape.com, etc.
Around 1999 Open Source really started to catch on. Apache and Java were really
taking off. Enterprise Information Portals were created that would provide a
drop down Intranet/Internet for companies. Jetspeed was created to deliver an
Open Source Portal that individuals or companies could use and contribute to in
an Open (Source) manner.
Soon after creation, it became apparent that Jetspeed was going to become an
"engine" for web applications. The only problem is that this was beyond the
scope of this project. Around that time there were many discussions on the
mailing list that spawned the Turbine project based on technology donated by
Jon Stevens/Clear Ink. Turbine is now the Web Application framework that
Jetspeed shares with many other web applications including Jyve.
Please see the Resources page for more information.