Draft:BellSoft

BellSoft is a software development company that builds and supports the runtime (JDK) and products for running Java applications. It focuses on enterprise software and open-source supplementary tools based on the OpenJDK code. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Company overview
The company develops and supports TCK-verified Liberica JDK and JRE binary distributions and provides strictly scheduled fixes and security patches to the Java runtime.

The company specializes in solutions for Java cloud deployments and containerization. BellSoft has created Docker images that contain JDK and take less than 50 MB of storage. The images are based on Alpine Linux.

BellSoft has signed the OpenJDK Community TCK License Agreement (OCTLA). As part of the OpenJDK Vulnerability Group, it receives reports on vulnerabilities, reviews, and fixes security problems in OpenJDK.

BellSoft is involved in the GraalVM project being their Advisory Board member.

The company serves as a JCP Executive Committee member   and focuses on development of technical specifications within the Java Community Process program.

BellSoft is part of the Linux Foundation[11 ] and Cloud Native Computing Foundation.

Liberica JDK
Liberica JDK is a free and open-source implementation of Java SE. It is built from the OpenJDK code and verified by Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) for Java SE standard compliance. Liberica JDK’s release cycle is aligned with Oracle Java SE and OpenJDK.

Liberica JDK runs on x86 64/32 bit, ARM, PowerPC, SPARC, and on the following operating systems: Windows (desktop and server), macOS, the majority of known Linux distributions (with full-fledged support for Alpine Linux, Solaris).

There are three Liberica JDK editions: Full, Standard, and Lite. All JDK editions support JDK Flight Recorder (JFR). The Full version includes LibericaFX (a variant of JavaFX) and Minimal VM.

Alpaquita Linux
In 2022, the company released Alpaquita Linux, a new Linux distribution that is based on Alpine Linux. Alpaquita Linux is the Linux operating system optimized for Java applications and optimized memory consumption, allowing the creation of small Docker images. Alpaquita Linux provides attributes such as LTS releases, support for the musl and glibc C standard libraries, and security patches.

International ratings
BellSoft is among the top-5 organizations that contribute to the JDK code and resolve issues during the development of new versions — along with Oracle, SAP, Google, and Red Hat.

History
BellSoft is a privately held international software company established in 2017 by developers who worked previously at Sun Microsystems and Oracle for over 10 years.