tomcat 5.5

[Derek Broughton]

Markus Schönhaber wrote:

> Derek Broughton wrote:
> 
>> Markus Schönhaber wrote:
>> 
>>> Derek Broughton wrote:
>>>
>>>> First, I've never had a problem with _any_ of the Debian/Ubuntu
>>>> provided tomcats.
>>>>
>>>> Second, I've not been on the tomcat user list for a long while, but I
>>>> never saw that attitude when I did hang out there.
>>>>
>>>> Finally, because it's a darn site simpler to install Tomcat via apt ...

> That's where I, in fact, disagree. Very good reasons IYO. IMO you've not
> provided something, I'd call a reason, but rather stated  once your
> personal experience, 

That's _expert_ experience thank you.  If we're going to discount personal,
long-term, experience on this list, we might as well all just give up.

> once what you do not know, 

I don't have _recent_ experience, but I can only say that if that's the
attitude the tomcat users are taking now, it's gone way down hill]

> and once your personal preference.

No, again that's expert experience.  Installing tomcat from apt is trivial. 
If I'd just been stating personal preference, I'd have said so.  It is
_fact_ that it's simpler to install Tomcat from apt.  
-- 
derek