Author: kkolinko Date: Thu Sep 21 15:24:29 2017 New Revision: 1809173 URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1809173&view=rev Log: Update description of Tomcat 8.5
Modified: tomcat/site/trunk/docs/whichversion.html tomcat/site/trunk/xdocs/whichversion.xml Modified: tomcat/site/trunk/docs/whichversion.html URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/site/trunk/docs/whichversion.html?rev=1809173&r1=1809172&r2=1809173&view=diff ============================================================================== --- tomcat/site/trunk/docs/whichversion.html (original) +++ tomcat/site/trunk/docs/whichversion.html Thu Sep 21 15:24:29 2017 @@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ run stably for extended periods of time. <p> <strong>Apache Tomcat 9.x</strong> is the current focus of development, it -builds on Tomcat 8.0.x and implements the current draft of the <strong>Servlet +builds on Tomcat 8.0.x and 8.5.x and implements the current draft of the <strong>Servlet 4.0</strong> specification and will also implement the <strong>JSP 2.4?</strong>, <strong>EL 3.1?</strong>, <strong>WebSocket 1.2? </strong> and <strong>JASPIC 1.1</strong> specifications once work starts on @@ -456,12 +456,12 @@ the following significant improvements: <ul> -<li>Adds support for HTTP/2 (requires the APR/native library)</li> +<li>Adds support for HTTP/2 (requires the <a href="/native-doc/">Tomcat Native</a> library; maybe will work without it when running on Java 9 â in a later release)</li> -<li>Adds support for TLS virtual hosting</li> +<li>Adds support for using OpenSSL for TLS support with the JSSE connectors + (NIO and NIO2) </li> -<li>Adds support for using OpenSSL for TLS support with the JSSE connectors (NIO - and NIO2)</li> +<li>Adds support for TLS virtual hosting (SNI)</li> </ul> @@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ the following significant improvements: <p> -<strong>Apache Tomcat 8.x</strong> builds on Tomcat 7.0.x and implements the +<strong>Apache Tomcat 8.0.x</strong> builds on Tomcat 7.0.x and implements the <strong>Servlet 3.1</strong>, <strong>JSP 2.3</strong>, <strong>EL 3.0</strong> and <strong>WebSocket 1.1</strong> specifications. In addition to that, it includes the following significant improvements: @@ -490,10 +490,57 @@ to that, it includes the following signi <strong>Apache Tomcat 8.5.x</strong> supports the same Servlet, JSP, EL, and WebSocket Specification versions as Apache Tomcat 8.0.x. In addition to that, -it also implements the <strong>JASPIC 1.1</strong> specification. There are -significant changes in many areas under the hood, resulting in improved -performance, stability, and total cost of ownership. Please refer to the -Apache Tomcat 8.5 Changelog for details. +it also implements the <strong>JASPIC 1.1</strong> specification. +</p> + + +<p> +It was created in March 2016 as a fork from Tomcat 9.0.0.M4 (alpha) +milestone release. It provides HTTP/2 support and other features from +Tomcat 9.x codebase, while being compatible with Tomcat 8.0 runtime and +specification requirements. (A stable release of Tomcat 9.0 could not be +created at that time, as Java EE specifications targeted by Tomcat 9 were +finalized only a few years later). +</p> + + +<p>Tomcat 8.5 is thought as a replacement for Tomcat 8.0. Please refer to +<a href="/migration.html">Migration guide</a> for guidance on migrating to +Tomcat 8.5.</p> + + +<p> +Apache Tomcat 8.5.x includes the following significant improvements: +</p> + + +<ul> + +<li>Adds support for HTTP/2 (requires the <a href="/native-doc/">Tomcat Native</a> library)</li> + +<li>Adds support for using OpenSSL for TLS support with the JSSE connectors + (NIO and NIO2) </li> + +<li>Adds support for TLS virtual hosting (SNI)</li> + +</ul> + + +<p>The following technologies were removed in Apache Tomcat 8.5.x:</p> + + +<ul> + +<li>BIO implementation of HTTP and AJP connectors</li> + +<li>Support for Comet API</li> + +</ul> + + +<p>There are significant changes in many areas under the hood, resulting in +improved performance, stability, and total cost of ownership. Please refer +to the Apache Tomcat 8.5 Changelog for details. </p> Modified: tomcat/site/trunk/xdocs/whichversion.xml URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/tomcat/site/trunk/xdocs/whichversion.xml?rev=1809173&r1=1809172&r2=1809173&view=diff ============================================================================== --- tomcat/site/trunk/xdocs/whichversion.xml (original) +++ tomcat/site/trunk/xdocs/whichversion.xml Thu Sep 21 15:24:29 2017 @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ run stably for extended periods of time. <section name="Apache Tomcat 9.x"> <p><strong>Apache Tomcat 9.x</strong> is the current focus of development, it -builds on Tomcat 8.0.x and implements the current draft of the <strong>Servlet +builds on Tomcat 8.0.x and 8.5.x and implements the current draft of the <strong>Servlet 4.0</strong> specification and will also implement the <strong>JSP 2.4?</strong>, <strong>EL 3.1?</strong>, <strong>WebSocket 1.2? </strong> and <strong>JASPIC 1.1</strong> specifications once work starts on @@ -200,16 +200,17 @@ updating those specifications for Java E the following significant improvements: </p> <ul> -<li>Adds support for HTTP/2 (requires the APR/native library)</li> -<li>Adds support for TLS virtual hosting</li> -<li>Adds support for using OpenSSL for TLS support with the JSSE connectors (NIO - and NIO2)</li> +<li>Adds support for HTTP/2 (requires the <a href="/native-doc/" + >Tomcat Native</a> library; maybe will work without it when running on Java 9 ― in a later release)</li> +<li>Adds support for using OpenSSL for TLS support with the JSSE connectors + (NIO and NIO2) </li> +<li>Adds support for TLS virtual hosting (SNI)</li> </ul> </section> <section name="Apache Tomcat 8.x"> -<p><strong>Apache Tomcat 8.x</strong> builds on Tomcat 7.0.x and implements the +<p><strong>Apache Tomcat 8.0.x</strong> builds on Tomcat 7.0.x and implements the <strong>Servlet 3.1</strong>, <strong>JSP 2.3</strong>, <strong>EL 3.0</strong> and <strong>WebSocket 1.1</strong> specifications. In addition to that, it includes the following significant improvements: @@ -222,10 +223,44 @@ to that, it includes the following signi <p> <strong>Apache Tomcat 8.5.x</strong> supports the same Servlet, JSP, EL, and WebSocket Specification versions as Apache Tomcat 8.0.x. In addition to that, -it also implements the <strong>JASPIC 1.1</strong> specification. There are -significant changes in many areas under the hood, resulting in improved -performance, stability, and total cost of ownership. Please refer to the -Apache Tomcat 8.5 Changelog for details. +it also implements the <strong>JASPIC 1.1</strong> specification. +</p> + +<p> +It was created in March 2016 as a fork from Tomcat 9.0.0.M4 (alpha) +milestone release. It provides HTTP/2 support and other features from +Tomcat 9.x codebase, while being compatible with Tomcat 8.0 runtime and +specification requirements. (A stable release of Tomcat 9.0 could not be +created at that time, as Java EE specifications targeted by Tomcat 9 were +finalized only a few years later). +</p> + +<p>Tomcat 8.5 is thought as a replacement for Tomcat 8.0. Please refer to +<a href="/migration.html">Migration guide</a> for guidance on migrating to +Tomcat 8.5.</p> + +<p> +Apache Tomcat 8.5.x includes the following significant improvements: +</p> + +<ul> +<li>Adds support for HTTP/2 (requires the <a href="/native-doc/" + >Tomcat Native</a> library)</li> +<li>Adds support for using OpenSSL for TLS support with the JSSE connectors + (NIO and NIO2) </li> +<li>Adds support for TLS virtual hosting (SNI)</li> +</ul> + +<p>The following technologies were removed in Apache Tomcat 8.5.x:</p> + +<ul> +<li>BIO implementation of HTTP and AJP connectors</li> +<li>Support for Comet API</li> +</ul> + +<p>There are significant changes in many areas under the hood, resulting in +improved performance, stability, and total cost of ownership. Please refer +to the Apache Tomcat 8.5 Changelog for details. </p> </section> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@tomcat.apache.org