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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by ji...@apache.org on 2012/02/21 03:48:41 UTC
svn commit: r502 - in /release/httpd: Announcement2.4.html
Announcement2.4.txt
Author: jim
Date: Tue Feb 21 02:48:39 2012
New Revision: 502
Log:
Update w/ changes suggested by jeff
Modified:
release/httpd/Announcement2.4.html
release/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt
Modified: release/httpd/Announcement2.4.html
==============================================================================
--- release/httpd/Announcement2.4.html (original)
+++ release/httpd/Announcement2.4.html Tue Feb 21 02:48:39 2012
@@ -20,31 +20,30 @@
<p>
The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project are
pleased to announce the GA release of version 2.4.1 of the Apache
- HTTP Server ("Apache"). This version of Apache is our first GA
- release of the new generation 2.4.x branch of Apache HTTPD.
+ HTTP Server. This version of Apache HTTP Server is the first GA
+ release of the new 2.4.x branch.
</p>
<p>
- We consider this release to be the best version of Apache available, and
- encourage users of all prior versions to upgrade.
-</p>
-<p>
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.1 is available for download from:
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4 provides a number of improvements and enhancements
+ over the 2.2 version. A listing and description of these features is
+ available via:
</p>
<dl>
- <dd><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi"
- >http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi</a></dd>
+ <dd><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/new_features_2_4.html">
+ http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/new_features_2_4.html</a></dd>
</dl>
<p>
Please see the CHANGES_2.4 file, linked from the download page, for a
- full list of changes. A condensed list, CHANGES_2.4.1 includes only
- those changes introduced since the prior 2.4 release. A summary of all
- of the security vulnerabilities addressed in this and earlier releases
- is available:
+ full list of changes.
+</p>
+<p>
+ We consider this release to be the best version of Apache HTTP
+ Server available, and encourage users of all prior versions to upgrade.
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4.1 is available for download from:
</p>
<dl>
- <dd><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html"
- >http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html</a>
- </dd>
+ <dd><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi"
+ >http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi</a></dd>
</dl>
<p>
This release requires the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) version 1.4.x
@@ -52,34 +51,29 @@
features of httpd to operate correctly.
</p>
<p>
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4 provides a number of improvements and enhancements
- over the 2.2 version. A listing and description of these features is
- available via:
-</p>
-<dl>
- <dd><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/new_features_2_4.html">
- http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/new_features_2_4.html</a></dd>
-</dl>
-<p>
This release builds on and extends the Apache 2.2 API. Modules written
for Apache 2.2 will need to be recompiled in order to run with Apache
- 2.4, and require minimal or no source code changes.
+ 2.4, and may require minimal source code changes.
</p>
<dl>
<dd><a
-href="http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/VERSIONING"
-> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/VERSIONING</a></dd>
+href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/developer/new_api_2_4.html"
+> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/developer/new_api_2_4.html</a></dd>
</dl>
<p>
- When upgrading or installing this version of Apache, please bear in mind
- that if you intend to use Apache with one of the threaded MPMs (other
- than the Prefork MPM), you must ensure that any modules you will be
- using (and the libraries they depend on) are thread-safe.
+ A summary of all of the security
+ vulnerabilities addressed in this and earlier releases is available:
</p>
+<dl>
+ <dd><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html"
+ >http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html</a>
+ </dd>
+</dl>
<p>
- NOTE: Windows users may have problems with Apache httpd 2.4.1 and
- SSL. As such, Apache 2.4.x is currently not recommended for
- Windows servers.
+ <strong>Important</strong>: Windows users have reported problems with
+ Apache httpd 2.4 and SSL-enabled configurations, and a
+ solution is not yet available. Administrators of Windows-based SSL-enabled
+ configurations should not upgrade at this time.
</p>
</body>
</html>
Modified: release/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt
==============================================================================
--- release/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt (original)
+++ release/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt Tue Feb 21 02:48:39 2012
@@ -1,38 +1,42 @@
Apache HTTP Server 2.4.1 Released
- The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project are
- pleased to announce the GA release of version 2.4.1 of the Apache
- HTTP Server ("Apache"). This version of Apache is our first GA
- release of the new generation 2.4.x branch of Apache HTTPD.
+The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project are
+pleased to announce the GA release of version 2.4.1 of the Apache HTTP
+Server. This version of Apache HTTP Server is the first GA release of
+the new 2.4.x branch.
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.1 is available for download from:
+Apache HTTP Server 2.4 provides a number of improvements and
+enhancements over the 2.2 version. A listing and description of these
+features is available via:
- http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi
+ http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/new_features_2_4.html
- Apache 2.4 offers numerous enhancements, improvements, and performance
- boosts over the 2.2 codebase. For an overview of new features
- introduced since 2.4 please see:
+Please see the CHANGES_2.4 file, linked from the download page, for a
+full list of changes.
- http://httpd.apache.org/docs/trunk/new_features_2_4.html
+We consider this release to be the best version of Apache HTTP Server
+available, and encourage users of all prior versions to upgrade.
+Apache HTTP Server 2.4.1 is available for download from:
- Please see the CHANGES_2.4 file, linked from the download page, for a
- full list of changes.
+ http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi
- This release requires the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) version 1.4.x
- and APR-Util version 1.4.x. The APR libraries must be upgraded for all
- features of httpd to operate correctly.
+This release requires the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) version 1.4.x
+and APR-Util version 1.4.x. The APR libraries must be upgraded for all
+features of httpd to operate correctly.
- This release builds on and extends the Apache 2.2 API. Modules written
- for Apache 2.2 will need to be recompiled in order to run with Apache
- 2.4, and require minimal or no source code changes.
+This release builds on and extends the Apache 2.2 API. Modules written
+for Apache 2.2 will need to be recompiled in order to run with Apache
+2.4, and may require minimal source code changes.
- http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk/VERSIONING
+ http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/developer/new_api_2_4.html
- When upgrading or installing this version of Apache, please bear in mind
- that if you intend to use Apache with one of the threaded MPMs (other
- than the Prefork MPM), you must ensure that any modules you will be
- using (and the libraries they depend on) are thread-safe.
+A summary of all of the security vulnerabilities addressed in this and
+earlier releases is available:
- NOTE: Windows users may have problems with Apache httpd 2.4.1 and
- SSL. As such, Apache 2.4.x is currently not recommended for
- Windows servers.
\ No newline at end of file
+ http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
+
+Important:
+Windows users have reported problems with Apache httpd 2.4 and SSL-
+enabled configurations, and a solution is not yet available.
+Administrators of Windows-based SSL-enabled configurations should not
+upgrade at this time.