Howdy, I also added this information (in a more brief form) to the tomcat FAQ last week.
Yoav Shapira Millennium ChemInformatics >-----Original Message----- >From: Michael Coughlan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 10:32 AM >To: Tomcat Users List >Subject: RE: (OT) Why JBoss (and Tomcat)? > >> Sun want's to sell their Sun ONE software, so the >> licence for the free J2EE SDK is restricted. (For >> internal use and development) >> >> (But this is getting quite off topic for this list) > > >Thanks for the reply. Now it's clear to me. > >As James stated in his last email "Sun's implementation also uses Tomcat" >as >does JBoss. > >So many people are using Tomcat with J2EE as part of a greater bundle, that >I bet it's a common newbie assumption that Tomcat alone supports J2EE. > >Clearly it does not. > >The fact that the Sun J2EE is a reference implementation and not meant for >production came as another bonus surprise - directly relevant to my bogus >J2EE install anyway. > >I think that all this information is on-topic and very important. Many >people who are new to Tomcat grab the .tar installer from the Jakarta site, >and come to this list for immeadiate help. > >I think it's a great thing for the archives to show that if you want >servlets with full J2EE functionality then you had best stop that Tomcat >install and download the JBoss installer (or some competing bundled >product) >instead, and yet don't worry. You'll still be using Tomcat in the end. > >Sure, all this information is on the web, but I believe it's purposefully >convoluted because everyone's trying to make a buck. Sun wants to give and >sell the SDK. Tomcat is free but rebundled with commercial products (and >semi-commercial products with deliberately little documentation - aka >JBoss). > >As if it all wasn't confusing enough. But thanks to you all on the list, >now >I know the score. > >Thanks again, > >MPC > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
