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This is pretty confusing for me ! I just started learning\developing web services (i.e. jax-ws) and I'm unable to include WSServletDelegate so I thought it should be in the Java EE SDK.

So I went to the Java EE download page and found these 2 items to sound as the closest to what I need:

Java EE 6 SDK Update 4

A free integrated development kit used to build, test, and deploy Java EE 6 applications.
Includes:

  • GlassFish Open Source Edition 3.1.2.2
  • Java EE 6 Code Samples
  • Java EE 6 API Documentation
  • Java EE 6 Tutorial
  • Your First Cup: An Introduction to the Java EE Platform

Java EE 6 Web Profile SDK Update 4

A free integrated development kit used to build, test, and deploy Java EE 6 web applications.
Includes:

  • GlassFish Open Source Edition Web Profile 3.1.2.2
  • Java EE 6 Code Samples
  • Java EE 6 API Documentation
  • Java EE 6 Tutorial
  • Your First Cup: An Introduction to the Java EE Platform

Both downloads contain the same contents but the only difference between both titles is "Web Profile" and the description for the latter says it's for developing "Web applications". The only thing I can think about is that the latter has jars related to Servlets or JSP, but shouldn't that already be included in the first download since Servlets and JSP are considered Java EE technology specs ?

And what if I go on developing using Java EE provided jars, should I install Java EE SDK on the machine running my application or is it ok to only include the needed jars in my classpath ?

Would someone please help me resolve that confusion ! Thank you.

Muhammad Gelbana
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    This is answered in Glassfish's own site: http://glassfish.java.net/webprofileORfullplatform31x.html. On a related note, this is perhaps also enlightening: [What exactly is Java EE](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7295096/what-exactly-is-java-ee) – BalusC Mar 15 '13 at 19:13

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