Hello,
(another user here)
If the difference were spoken as tc 3.x follows servlet 2.2/jsp 1.1 where
tc 4.x follows servlet2.3/jsp 1.2, then it's a clear difference that I
can appreciate, and even base decisions on.
I decided to follow 3.2, as I felt that it was getting the most exercise
then jserv, and other branches. So far, I haven't been too disappointed
with my decision (although the mod_* situation isn't pleasant to sort
out).
I would, of course, prefer one kickass roadmap that has amazing developers
focusing on non-duplicating efforts, _but_ I can easily appreciate a
3.x/4.x roadmap if it was followed up with, for example, the standards
difference that I mentioned above. (Another technical split one could
make is the release of jdk support, etc.). Of course, if there isn't a
difference that makes sense to user, then I fallback to Aaron's thoughts.
Thanks,
Kenneth Topp
On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Aaron Mulder wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Henri Gomez wrote:
> > The users will decide. Be fair, let them evaluate TC 3.3.
>
> Speaking as a user, this doesn't make sense. It's fine to compare
> two different products, but it doesn't make any sense to compare two
> different versions of the same product that are undergoing simultaneous
> release cycles. Especially when you ask the list which you should be
> looking at, and you get one answer: "V3.3 because the architecture is
> better and V4 is an unstable rewrite," followed immediately by "V4 because
> the architecture is better and V3.3 is an unstable rewrite." The
> immediate reaction to which is, "if the *developers* can't even figure it
> out, I'm going elsewhere."
> I'm not saying you should cut off all 3.3 development, I just
> think it should fork and use a name other than "Tomcat". Maybe "xTomcat".
> :)
>
> Aaron
>
