--- Steve Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can see no reasons for anyone to upgrade from 5.0 to 6.0, the only > decent > thing in 6.0 is that finally we managed to get Sun to start marking > things > for deletion in future releases (bye bye midi support) and 7.0 should > support the concept of modules and profiles which is what is > important.
Scripting is important... Particularly for operational automation. Jython support with WebLogic was one of happiest features from BEA's customers. One of the biggest pluses of Java SE 6 are the revisions to Kerberos that finally make it a) compatible with Active Directory's RC4-HMAC std. encryption b) allow you to do outbound HTTP SPNEGO authentication with a KRB v5 ticket c) don't force you to have to connect your app server to AD to get a TGT I do hope the above is backported to Java SE 5, frankly. Many, many customers of both SOAP services and HTTP web apps are looking for single-sign on with Active Directory. I've been involved with many of these integrations, and it's not that hard once you've spent a good couple of weeks toying with it & reading the specs. But Sun's implementation is woefully under-documented, IMO. Much "folk legend" abounds with such integration efforts. Further, I would say (c) has costed *millions* of dollars in complaints, recrimination, and adult weeping. And it's *not required* by the Krb5 protocol, but for some reason Sun followed the GSS-API recommendations to the letter and assumed anybody that 'accepts' a credential will also 'initiate' later on. Which is kinda tough when you don't have SPNEGO outbound... Cheers Stu ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
