Hi, Could any one explain me what is apache, tomact, jakarta, ant I do know that apache, tomcat, jakarta,ant are the projects from apache. What exactly they are and what is diffrence between them, and there usage. [ May 28, 2003: Message edited by: Arathi Raj ]
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Well, "Jakarta" is the name of a group of java-related open-source projects maintainted by the apache software foundation, of which Ant and Tomcat are two examples. Here's the definition from their web site: "The Jakarta Project creates and maintains open source solutions on the Java platform for distribution to the public at no charge." Apache is the most widely-used http server (Web Server) in the world. Tomcat is a Servlet container that *also* serves http requests, so it can be used as a web server on it's own, or more often, used in conjuction with the Apache server (so Apache serves http requests, and Tomcat provides an application server for JSP and Servlets.) Ant is " a Java-based build tool. In theory, it is kind of like Make, but without Make's wrinkles. " See the Ant website for more info. [ May 28, 2003: Message edited by: Rob Ross ]
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