Tomcat 5.0.27 在2004 年6月17日发表。 那时起 TOMCAT_5_0 在 CVS 里面开始分枝,
Tomcat 5.5正是开始开发。 Tomcat 5.5 已经发表了几个稳定版。Tomcat 5.5是现在所有工作的
重点。Tomcat 5.0只是处于维护状态,它的修正版会发表的越来越少。
Tomcat 5.5 有几个主要目标。可以从下面的连接看到。
MARC.
The status of some of these items is detailed below. Once 5.5 releases are
available, please refer to the Changelog accompanying each release for detailed
changes, enhancements, and fixes.
Tomcat 4.1.x is no longer actively developed. It is maintained to address
only showstopper, security, and Servlet Specification compliance issues. Maintenance
for Tomcat 4.1.x will likely cease once a stable release or two of Tomcat 5.5 are out.
Users of Tomcat 4.1.x are strongly encouraged to upgrade to the latest stable Tomcat
5.0 release.
Tomcat 4.0.x is relatively old, and not actively maintained or supported.
It is strongly recommended that users of these releases upgrade to the latest
stable Tomcat 5.0 release or at least the latest stable Tomcat 4.1 release.
Tomcat 3.3.x is in roughly the same maintenance mode as Tomcat 4.1.x.
Tomcat 3.2 and earlier are in roughly the same support state as Tomcat 4.0.x.
Users should upgrade to Tomcat 3.3.x or the latest stable Tomcat 5.0.x.