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Re: Tomcat version for jessie



On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 02:16:13PM +0200, Emmanuel Bourg wrote:
> 
> tomcat7 will be supported much longer. For Jessie I'd like to suggest
> packaging the upstream releases instead of backporting the patches to
> ease the security support work. Tomcat 7 is mature and has an extensive
> test suite unlike Tomcat 6. It's less likely to receive changes
> affecting its stability during the Jessie life cycle.
> 

I agree with Emmanuel.

I think tomcat6 should not be included in jessie.
tomcat7 should be the supported version for the next stable release.
tomcat8 should be considered technology preview for the next stable release.

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