Finally - am I overreacting, are other people seeing this as a real issue, or should we just ignore the problem like apache does ?
I would answer no, as the stability issue is a big problem (the HTTPd doesn't have that issue; why is the worst left to us ? :/). The directory layout is a less critical issue.
(we can't do the last point: the license allows basically anything)
I disagree - there are a lot of things we can do:
- warn the users on web, readme, release notes, startup messages
- provide RPMs with the right layout, or at least define what it should be ( right now this is left completely undefined )
The layout on linux is going to become a critical issue when more distributions start including tomcat, each in its own form. Or when users of fedora start using the bundled tomcat and nobody will know where the files should be placed. Remember all the issues with the xerces versions and endorsed dirs.
Ignoring the problem (like most OS apps do) is not going to solve it, anyone who has used more than 1 linux variant can confirm this.
Costin
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