glyn 2002/09/06 01:27:43 Modified: targets/axis intro.html Log: Add rationale, but commented out until 1.0 is ready. Revision Changes Path 1.18 +23 -0 xml-site/targets/axis/intro.html Index: intro.html =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/xml-site/targets/axis/intro.html,v retrieving revision 1.17 retrieving revision 1.18 diff -u -r1.17 -r1.18 --- intro.html 5 Sep 2002 18:53:18 -0000 1.17 +++ intro.html 6 Sep 2002 08:27:43 -0000 1.18 @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ </tr> </table> +<!-- PLEASE REMOVE COMMENTS AROUND RATIONALE BELOW WHEN 1.0 SHIPS --> <p>NEWS (Sept 6, 2002) : Axis <a href="http://xml.apache.org/axis/dist/1_0rc1/";>1.0 RC1</a> is now available! <hr> <p>Apache AXIS is an implementation of the SOAP ("Simple Object Access @@ -30,5 +31,27 @@ technical resources that should prove useful. <p>The latest list of <a href="http://xml.apache.org/websrc/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/xml-axis/java/docs/requirements.html?content-type=text/html";>requirements</a> is also available. +<!-- commented out until 1.0 is ready to ship +<hr> +<h3>Rationale for Releasing Axis 1.0</h3> + +Many users have requested a v1.0 so that they can work from a relatively +stable base. Some users have even remained on Apache SOAP until v1.0 of +Axis is available. Now Axis has surpassed Apache SOAP in function, +performance, and interoperability and, in particular, has passed Sun's +JAX-RPC and SAAJ compliance tests, we decided to ship v1.0 as it +currently stands. +<p> +However, this is far from the end of the road for Axis: there is more +documentation to be written; the SOAP v1.2 spec. needs to be tracked to +completion and implemented fully; major functional enhancements and +architectural improvements are being considered. We particularly encourage +you to submit improvements to the documentation, however large or small and +in any format, to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also, interoperability +is always a concern, so please report all <i>replicatable</i> bugs. + +<p> +The Axis Development Team +--> </body> </html>
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