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Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 11:38:47 -0800
From: Hans Bergsten <hans@gefionsoftware.com>
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Subject: Re: [VOTES] Tomcat 4.0-Beta-1 and New CVS Repositories
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"Craig R. McClanahan" wrote:
> 
> Now that we've all recovered from New Years (and watched Oregon State teach
> Notre Dame a few things about football -- go Beavers! :-), it's time to lay out
> the next steps in Tomcat 4.0's lifetime.  Here's what I propose:
> 
> (1) Tomcat 4.0 Beta 1
> [...] propose to
> create Tomcat 4.0 Beta 1 on Friday 5, 2001 -- after having a chance to integrate
> a few more bug fixes for issues that were reported in the last couple of weeks.
> [...]
> The existing "jakarta-tomcat-4.0" repository will be branched with label
> "tomcat_40_branch", and each 4.0.x beta and release will receive a label such as
> "tomcat_40_b1".  The "main" branch of this repository will be active for bug
> fixes on 4.0, while major new development will shift to the 4.1 repository
> described below.

+1

> (2) Tomcat 4.1 Repository
> [...]
> Therefore, I propose to create a new "jakarta-tomcat-4.1" repository on Friday
> as well, based originally on the code that is marked for Tomcat 4.0 beta 1.
> [...]

+1, now when I have seen the arguments for a new repository discussed in
detail.

> (3) New "jakarta-servletapi-4.0" CVS Repository
> [...]

+1, but I would (like others) prefer just "4" (or "4.x"), or
"s22_j11" to use the spec versions instead. Another alternative
is to name it based on the JSR that defines these APIs, i.e. "jsr053".

Hans
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