Great work to the team...especially Matt for taking a beating getting us here. This was a long hard road....and important milestone. Special thanks to *everyone* in the community for helping to test this and find the hidden nasties.
Jeff Matt Hogstrom wrote: > The Apache Geronimo team is proud to announce the availability of > Geronimo Version 1.0 for immediate download. Please visit > http://geronimo.apache.org/downloads.html. > > The release has passed all J2EE 1.4 Certification Tests. In addition, > many thanks to our community and volunteers that have tested Geronimo on > many operating systems including Linux, Windows, MacOS and zLinux as > well as many hardware platforms. > > Apache Geronimo 1.0 introduces complete J2EE 1.4 certification, support > for Java Business Integration (JBI), Jetty or Tomcat Web container > deployment options, a complete Web-enabled management console based on > Java Portlets, full integration with the Eclipse Web Tools Project, and > integration of Apache Derby and the Apache Directory Server. > > Included in this e-mail are relevant sections from the RELEASE-NOTES > which can be found in the distributions that are available for > download. For up to the minute Release Notes and information you can > check the Geronimo home page at http://geronimo.apache.org. > > ======= > > Release Notes -- Apache Geronimo -- Version 1.0 > > Geronimo URLs > ------------- > Home Page: http://geronimo.apache.org/ > Downloads: http://geronimo.apache.org/downloads.html > Documentation: http://geronimo.apache.org/documentation.html > Mailing Lists: http://geronimo.apache.org/mailing.html > Source Code: http://geronimo.apache.org/svn.html > Bug Tracking: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO > Wiki: http://wiki.apache.org/geronimo > > > System Requirements > ------------------- > You need a platform that supports the Sun JDK 1.4.2. CORBA > support requires a Sun Java 1.4.2 VM (specifically 1.4.2_08 > or a higher 1.4.2_* release). > > Most testing has been done on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. > > > Installing & Starting Geronimo > ------------------------------ > To install, simply unpack the .zip (Windows) or tar.gz (Unix) file > containing Geronimo. > > Documentation is included in the docs directory in your unpacked server. > > If you wish to modify the default ports that > Geronimo will use, edit the file var/config/config.xml in your > Geronimo directory. > > Geronimo comes with batch and script files to control server start > and stop functions. To see usage examples simply type geronimo.bat > or geronimo.sh command as appropriate for your platform. It is > necessary to set JAVA_HOME to the copy of your Sun 1.4.2 JDK/JRE > prior to executing the command. Here is an example: > > export JAVA_HOME=/directory_to_the_JRE/ > bin/geronimo.sh > > The command will display help text instructing you as to how to start > and stop the Geronimo server. > > If you prefer to start the server without a script file you can simply > type: > > java -jar bin/server.jar > > Once the server has started, you can access the administration console > at http://localhost:8080/console/ . The default user name is "system" and > the default password is "manager". > > > Administration Console Security Configuration > --------------------------------------------- > The default administration user/password for the admin console and > deployment is system/manager. To change this edit the > var/security/users.properties and var/security/groups.properties > files. > > Future Road Map at a Glance > --------------------------- > http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO? > report=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.project:roadmap-panel > > (the above URL must be all on one line) > > > Late Release News (not in RELEASE-NOTES-1.0.txt in build) > --------------------------------------------------------- > Just as the Geronimo Release was being prepared a report was made about a > potential security issue when using the Jetty Web Conatiner. The issue > was noted > on Jetty 5.1.9 which used by geronimo 1.0, which allows a crafted URL to > access the > contents of a WEB-INF directory if the server is running on a Windows > platform. > This issue is fixed in Jetty 5.1.10 and will be provided in Geronimo > 1.0.1 which will > be available in the near future. > > > Significant Changes Since the M5 Release > ---------------------------------------- > * the ConfigID format has been updated in anticipatation of future > enhancements. Application plans that include configIds of > configurations included in Geronimo M5 and earlier will require > modifications. See the Wiki at http://wiki.apache.org/geronimo > for more information. > * More functionality and new look and feel for the Administrative > Console (http://localhost:8080/console/) > * Added HTTP session clustering to the Tomcat configuration > included with Geronimo > * Hot Deploy by copying your deployment artifact to the deploy/ > directory > * Ability to run the deploy tool from a machine other than the > application server (remote deployment) > * Packages that represented experimental, pre-release or obsolete > versions were removed. > * Clustering > - Tomcat support for clustering is available in this release. > - WADI has been included as a technology preview for both Jetty > and Tomcat. See http://wadi.codehaus.org for additional > information. > > > Choice of Web container > ----------------------- > Two versions of the Geronimo binary are available for download. > There is a version for the Jetty Web container and a version for > the Tomcat Web container. Both distributions are fully supported > by the Geronimo team. Please download the binary appropriate for > your installation. > > > Configuration > ------------- > Most configuration attributes can be updated in the > geronimo/var/config/config.xml file. The attributes most likely > to be changed are already included in the supplied config.xml file, > while others may need to be added manually. > > > Overall Project Status > ---------------------- > The current version release of 1.0 represents a significant step > for the Geronimo project. After a little over two years of effort > this distribution is a fully compliant and usable J2EE container > suitable for everything from development to Enterprise deployments. > > The next version of Geronimo is focused on several areas, including: > > * continue to enhance the performance and usability of the server > * improve cross-platform compatibility > * improve integration with third-party development tools and > server products > > User feedback is critical for future released to be successful! > The Geronimo team is anxious to gather feedback to ensure we are > meeting the needs and expectations of the user community. > > In addition to the goals mentioned above, several specific changes > are currently being considered: > > * Make the Geronimo kernel pluggable, to help ease integration of > external components. > * Enhance the ability to assemble customized servers (including only > the services required by the applications to be run). > * Enhance configuration, administration and management tools > * Improve clustering support for web containers and ejbs > > For more information on specific bugs or features, or to help with > testing efforts, please visit JIRA, our bug/issue tracking system, at > http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO > > > Certification Status > -------------------- > Geronimo 1.0 has passed the J2EE(tm) certification test suite. We > will be filing the appropriate certification paperwork with Sun for > official J2EE certification. > > > Significant Missing Features > ---------------------------- > * J2EE Application Client that works from a machine other than the > server > * Full JSR-88 support for DConfig Beans (the current features are > somewhat incomplete) > * Offline deployment and assembly tools (expected shortly) > * Installer program (expected shortly) > > > Known Issues > ------------ > * ActiveMQ (our JMS implementation) is not shut down in the right > way and thus tends to generate exceptions to the console during > the shutdown process. This does not cause any actual problems > as far as we know, but it sure doesn't look nice. > * See also outstanding JIRA issues at > http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO
