Relationship between Java DB and Apache Derby

Java DB is a relational database management system that is based on the Java programming language and SQL. Java DB is the Oracle release of the Apache Derby project, the Apache Software Foundation's (ASF) open source relational database project.

The Java DB product includes Derby without any modification whatsoever to the underlying source code.

Because Java DB and Derby have the same functionality, the Java DB documentation refers to the core functionality as Derby.

The Java DB 10.8 documentation is based on the Derby 10.8 documentation. References to "Derby" in the Java DB documentation should be understood as synonyms for "Java DB."

Oracle has made changes to the Apache Derby documentation. This manual is identical to Getting Started with Derby, with the following exceptions:

• Oracle has added this topic, "Relationship between Java DB and Apache Derby".
• In the titles of manuals, "Derby" has been changed to "Java DB".
• Path names that refer to locations within a Derby installation have been changed to refer to locations within a Java Development Kit (JDK) installation as needed. Specifically, demos and samples are in a different location within the JDK from their location in a Derby installation.
• In this manual, the topics "Product documentation for Java DB" and "Installing Java DB" have been changed slightly from the equivalent Derby topics.