|  | # Kaffe - what is it? |

- Where does this strange name come from? How is it pronounced?
  Kaffe is the swedish word for coffe (the work was started in Stockholm)

- How does it compare to the Java standard?
  PersonalJava 1.1 compliant system, consisting of class libraries, VM (incl. JIT) and native libraries

- Is is "just another Java implementation"?
  No, it has a different attitude: providing a framework for using (target system) specialized components (like GC, threads, AWT), all tuned towards: Portability, Scalability, Efficiency

- Is it commercial or free?
  the Desktop Edition (complete, non-crippled) is GPL, the Custom Edition (subsystems for use in embedded systems) is commercial

- How long has it been around?
  first release in 2/96, first graphics in 12/96 (biss-awt), first autark GPL release in 6/98. See history

- Who is using it?
  More than 14000 downloads since 6/98 just from the TransVirtual server