patch (and patch file name) says it all
Index: Announcement2.4.html
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--- Announcement2.4.html (revision 501)
+++ Announcement2.4.html (working copy)
@@ -20,14 +20,25 @@
<p>
The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project are
pleased to announce the GA release of version 2.4.1 of the Apache
- HTTP Server ("Apache"). This version of Apache is our first GA
- release of the new generation 2.4.x branch of Apache HTTPD.
+ HTTP Server. This version of Apache HTTP Server is the first GA
+ release of the new 2.4.x branch.
</p>
<p>
- We consider this release to be the best version of Apache available, and
- encourage users of all prior versions to upgrade.
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4 provides a number of improvements and enhancements
+ over the 2.2 version. A listing and description of these features is
+ available via:
</p>
+<dl>
+ <dd><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/new_features_2_4.html";>
+ http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/new_features_2_4.html</a></dd>
+</dl>
<p>
+ Please see the CHANGES_2.4 file, linked from the download page, for a
+ full list of changes.
+</p>
+<p>
+ We consider this release to be the best version of Apache HTTP
+ Server available, and encourage users of all prior versions to upgrade.
Apache HTTP Server 2.4.1 is available for download from:
</p>
<dl>
@@ -35,51 +46,34 @@
>http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi</a></dd>
</dl>
<p>
- Please see the CHANGES_2.4 file, linked from the download page, for a
- full list of changes. A condensed list, CHANGES_2.4.1 includes only
- those changes introduced since the prior 2.4 release. A summary of all
- of the security vulnerabilities addressed in this and earlier releases
- is available:
-</p>
-<dl>
- <dd><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html";
- >http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html</a>
- </dd>
-</dl>
-<p>
This release requires the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) version 1.4.x
and APR-Util version 1.4.x. The APR libraries must be upgraded for all
features of httpd to operate correctly.
</p>
<p>
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4 provides a number of improvements and enhancements
- over the 2.2 version. A listing and description of these features is
- available via:
-</p>
-<dl>
- <dd><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/new_features_2_4.html";>
- http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/new_features_2_4.html</a></dd>
-</dl>
-<p>
This release builds on and extends the Apache 2.2 API. Modules written
for Apache 2.2 will need to be recompiled in order to run with Apache
- 2.4, and require minimal or no source code changes.
+ 2.4, and may require minimal source code changes.
</p>
<dl>
<dd><a
-href="http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/VERSIONING";
->
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/VERSIONING</a></dd>
+href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/developer/new_api_2_4.html";
+> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/developer/new_api_2_4.html</a></dd>
</dl>
<p>
- When upgrading or installing this version of Apache, please bear in mind
- that if you intend to use Apache with one of the threaded MPMs (other
- than the Prefork MPM), you must ensure that any modules you will be
- using (and the libraries they depend on) are thread-safe.
+ A summary of all of the security
+ vulnerabilities addressed in this and earlier releases is available:
</p>
+<dl>
+ <dd><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html";
+ >http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html</a>
+ </dd>
+</dl>
<p>
- NOTE: Windows users may have problems with Apache httpd 2.4.1 and
- SSL. As such, Apache 2.4.x is currently not recommended for
- Windows servers.
+ <strong>Important</strong>: Windows users have reported problems with
+ Apache httpd 2.4 and SSL-enabled configurations, and a
+ solution is not yet available. Administrators of SSL-enabled
+ configurations should not upgrade at this time.
</p>
</body>
</html>
