Olaf,
Peter Kreuser +49 172 6649346 >> Am 16.06.2017 um 11:14 schrieb Olaf Kock <tom...@olafkock.de>: >> >> Am 16.06.2017 um 08:55 schrieb Prarthana Agwania: >> We have a requirement to package Apache httpd server together with mod_jk >> 1.2.42 and distribute it to customers. Our application is hosted on Tomcat >> which needs to be load balanced. We tried the topology where in Apache >> httpd server act as the load balancer in conjunction with mod_jk which >> works perfectly fine. Now, we are required to package this and distribute >> it but I am unable to find the binaries for the latest version. We cannot >> compile and build it as it will be distributed to customers and we will >> have to ensure everything is correctly build and runs on all platforms. > My expectation is that there's no binary for /all/ platforms - in fact, > the download page on https://tomcat.apache.org/download-connectors.cgi > specifically lists binary downloads "for selected versions" and only > provides Windows. I'm typically using the binary from the Linux > distribution that I'm using - but that naturally doesn't include the > other platforms that you name as examples: >> Therefore, I request you to provide the binaries for different non windows >> platform say, OEL, Solaris, HP and AIX. > As the list of possible platforms (and their versions) is open ended (I > read the "say" in your request as "for example"): Note that you get the > source code, with all permissions of the Apache License, which is far > more than you get from any commercial vendor. Asking you to do a little > bit for yourself (especially when the release team might not even have > the platforms available, or resources to test on them) is not too much > IMHO. The simple statement "We cannot compile and build it" offloads > your responsibility (you have decided for mod_jk on your own) to a > project that you do not indicate to have any involvement with other than > using its products for free. > > In order to make that request, I recommend to pay some commercial vendor > in order to get these services from them (and there are great ones, even > supporting this project). Alternatively you might negotiate a donation > (probably quite sizeable) to the Apache foundation or the project > committers and supporters in order to build the infrastructure to build, > test and distribute more than the volunteered "selected platforms". I'm > sure that you can find a commercial vendor, I'm not sure that/if its > possible to negotiate the donation suggestion - others on this list will > have more insight on this. > > The quickest result, however, will be: Just compile it. You'll need to > test it anyways, even when you download binaries - or do you distribute > your software claiming support for platforms that you've never tested? > > Olaf Nicely said! Prarthana, Be nice and ask politely for help and suggestions. You may get further... I suggest going back to the drawing board and define a manageable system setup (say list of supported systems and pre-packaged httpd,modjk) and rely on the distributions like redhat, debian, ubuntu. For others I'd provide hints and links to build it themselves. PLUS: from my security point of view: leave an option to exchange the tomcat (minor) version to the user. Or even have their own tomcat installation! It's a pain to tie a httpd or tomcat update to a complete version update of your software! That leads to running old insecure versions of software components (httpd, tomcat), as business will not approve a (paid) software update! My 2cts. Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
