title: Correlation between Java EE / J2EE to J2SE / JDK versions
body: <p>I was certain that I'll find a duplicate question or a satisfying answer, but I haven't.</p>
  
  <p>What I'm looking for is the answer to these questions:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Is there an official correlation between Java EE / J2EE and J2SE / JDK versions?</li>
  <li>If the answer is yes, where is it written?</li>
  <li>If the answer is no, then why? and is there an unofficial version table (e.g. JDK 1.4 goes well with J2EE 1.3, JDK 1.5 goes well with J2EE 1.4, JDK 1.6 with Java EE 5 and so on)</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I can think of a couple of reasons for the uncoupling, but can't seem to find a good reference source</p>
  
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