[Fedora-directory-devel] Using Apache httpd

[Brian Topping]

On Nov 1, 2005, at 1:04 AM, Chen Shaopeng wrote:

> My goal is to develop web admin console, based on apache, to
> replace the current combo of admin server and java admin
> console.

Once things are ported over to Apache, there won't be any need for a  
JRE embedded in the distribution.  I'm not sure of the details why  
Netscape needs this, but it has obvious implications for cross- 
platform compatibility.  Java is a very accessible and robust  
platform for development, but the JRE needs are specialized per  
installation.  Tomcat uses the systemwide JRE for functionality, so  
there is no technical need to replace Java in the system once things  
are running with a standard Tomcat install.

If you are interested in replacing Java because you don't like Java  
programming, that's a different story :-)

What if you were able to program the new interface you propose in  
your language of choice, integrated against the existing RPC  
interfaces?  That way both front-ends could be supported.  For my own  
part in it, one of the attractors to this project is the use of Java,  
and I look forward to expanding the UI with it.  I would be  
discouraged if the Java console and all manners of supporting it were  
completely removed from the system.

Brian