Apache MyFaces is a project of the Apache Software Foundation, and hosts several sub-projects relating to the JavaServer(tm) technology.

The Apache MyFaces project provides:

• A JavaServer(tm) Faces implementation (JSF 1.x and JSF 2.x), known as MyFaces Core.
• Several component libraries containing UI widgets for building web-applications with JSF
  • MyFaces Trinidad
  • MyFaces Tobago
  • MyFaces Tomahawk
• Extension packages to JavaServer(tm) Faces
  • MyFaces Orchestra
  • MyFaces Extensions Validator (aka MyFaces ExtVal) + special Support for Bean-Validation
  • MyFaces Extensions Scripting (aka MyFaces Ext-Script)
  • MyFaces Extensions CDI (aka MyFaces CODI)
• Integration modules to other technologies and standards
  • MyFaces Portlet Bridge for integration with the portlet-standard

Recomended Books

• The Definitive Guide to Apache MyFaces and Facelets
• In German JSF at Work

Wiki Documentation about MyFaces Core: