EdtFTPj
Encyclopedia
edtFTPj is an open source
FTP
client library for use in Java applications licensed under the LGPL
. It was first released in 2000, and was originally known as the Java FTP Client Library. It is supplied as a JAR file and can be used in any Java application that requires FTP functionality.
edtFTPj provides FTP capabilities for popular software packages such as Jalbum
and Cyberduck
.
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
File Transfer Protocol is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server...
client library for use in Java applications licensed under the LGPL
GNU Lesser General Public License
The GNU Lesser General Public License or LGPL is a free software license published by the Free Software Foundation . It was designed as a compromise between the strong-copyleft GNU General Public License or GPL and permissive licenses such as the BSD licenses and the MIT License...
. It was first released in 2000, and was originally known as the Java FTP Client Library. It is supplied as a JAR file and can be used in any Java application that requires FTP functionality.
edtFTPj provides FTP capabilities for popular software packages such as Jalbum
Jalbum
Jalbum consists of freeware cross-platform software for managing and creating digital photo galleries, and a free / paid-for photo sharing service on which to publish them...
and Cyberduck
Cyberduck
Cyberduck is an open source FTP and SFTP, WebDAV, Cloud Files, Google Docs, and Amazon S3 client for Mac OS X and Windows licensed under the GPL. Cyberduck is written in the Java language and using the Cocoa user interface framework. It supports FTP/TLS , using AUTH TLS as well as directory...
.