Make a fork as all other's do. Freeze Tapestry with Servlet 2.1, make it available on the web site, and start new versions with Servlet 2.3
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mindbridge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 1:07 PM Subject: Re: [Tapestry-developer] Servlet API 2.3 > Normally I am all for new things, but here I have to agree with Eric. > > We have a number of clients that have rather old versions of various > software, including really really old installations of Tomcat (security > holes and all). They are not willing to upgrade either. And I am not talking > about small companies here, but rather about companies that have their own > major buildings in the center of London (don't want to mention names at the > moment) > > Btw, I can see how getResourcePaths() will help with the implementation of > Tapestry Lite. Perhaps if Tapestry can make a runtime determination of the > servlet API version available and decide on a course of action based on it, > so that it can work with both 2.1 and 2.3, that would be ideal. Basically, > if only non-essential parts are dependent on 2.3, then that would make it > workable. > > Best regards, > -mb > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Schneider, Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 10:46 PM > Subject: RE: [Tapestry-developer] Servlet API 2.3 > > > > Hi, > > > > I would ask that you not go for it. We have a large client that uses > > iPlanet/SunOne server. The current 'enterprise' version is 6.5, which > isn't > > 2.3 compliant or compatible with the 1.4 jdk. The recent 7.0 release is > > just fluff. They left out major features included in the 6.5 version. > The > > 'real' 7.0 release is scheduled for May of next year. > > > > Using 2.3 features in tapestry would definitely cause problems on this app > > server. If it's not necessary, I'd say wait a bit longer. > > > > BTW, I'd like to add that iPlanet completely sucks. Avoid it like the > > plague. > > > > Eric > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Luis Neves [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 3:02 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [Tapestry-developer] Servlet API 2.3 > > > > > > > > > > > > See: > > > http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/industry.html > > > > > > Looking at the list of servers that suppport the Servlet API > > > 2.3 I say go for > > > it. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Luis Neves > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday 02 December 2002 15:48, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Currently, Tapestry uses no features of the Servlet API > > > newer than 2.1. > > > > > > > > What would be the impact of ratcheting Tapestry forward to > > > Servlet API 2.3? > > > > > > > > There are features in 2.3 that would simplify and improve > > > implementation of > > > > Tapestry Lite. For example, > > > ServletContext.getResourcePaths() which allows > > > > the application to list files in the context. > > > > > > > > On the other hand, not all servers support 2.3. WebSphere > > > 4 has always > > > > been lagging ... WebLogic 6 seems to have only partial > > > support. What about > > > > Resin and others? > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Get the new Palm Tungsten T > > > handheld. 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