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| <title>General</title> |
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| <faq id="why"> |
| <question>Why do we need Struts?</question> |
| <answer> |
| Java technologies give developers a serious boost when creating and |
| maintaining applications to meet the demands of today's public Web |
| sites and enterprise intranets. Struts combines Java Servlets, Java |
| ServerPages, custom tags, and message resources into a unified |
| framework. The end result is a cooperative, synergistic platform, |
| suitable for development teams, independent developers, and everyone |
| in between. |
| </answer> |
| </faq> |
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| <faq id="how"> |
| <question>How does Struts work?</question> |
| <answer> |
| Java Servlets are designed to handle requests made by Web browsers. |
| Java ServerPages are designed to create dynamic Web pages that can turn |
| billboard sites into live applications. Struts uses a special Servlet |
| as a switchboard to route requests from Web browsers to the appropriate |
| ServerPage. This makes Web applications much easier to design, create, |
| and maintain. |
| </answer> |
| </faq> |
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| <faq id="compatible"> |
| <question>Is Struts compatible with other Java technologies?</question> |
| <answer> |
| Yes. Struts is committed to supporting industry standards. Our lead |
| developer is a member of <a id="http://java.sun.com/aboutJava/communityprocess/jsr/jsr_052_jsptaglib.html">JSR052</a>, |
| Sun's Expert group for developing a standard library of custom JSP |
| tags. A primary design criteria is that Struts must be compatible with |
| Sun's J2EE platform for corporate enterprises. In fact, Struts really |
| acts as an integrator of Java technologies, so that they can be used in |
| the "real world". |
| </answer> |
| </faq> |
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| <faq id="who"> |
| <question>Who wrote Struts?</question> |
| <answer> |
| <p>Struts was created by Craig R. McClanahan, and donated to the Apache |
| Software Foundation in May 2000. Craig is the primary developer of both |
| Struts and <a id="http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/index.html">Tomcat 4</a>, |
| the basis for the official reference implementation for a servlet 2.3 |
| and JSP 1.2 container. With stable releases of Struts and Tomcat 4 in |
| circulation, Craig is now the Specification Lead for |
| <a id="http://jcp.org/jsr/detail/127.jsp">JavaServer Faces (JSR-127)</a>, |
| and is the Web Layer Architect for the Java2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) |
| platform as a whole.</p> |
| <p>There are now many active committers to the Struts project, working |
| cooperatively from around the globe. Other Java developers are invited |
| to <a id="helping.html#contribute">contribute to the project</a>. |
| Struts is an <a id="http://jakarta.apache.org/">Apache Jakarta</a> |
| project, with the common mission to "provide commercial-quality |
| server solutions based on the Java Platform that are developed in an |
| open and cooperative fashion". All told, 17 individual developers |
| and committers contributed to the Struts 1.0 codebase.</p> |
| </answer> |
| </faq> |
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| <faq id="struts"> |
| <question>Why is it called Struts?</question> |
| <answer> |
| It's a reference to struts in the architectural sense, a reminder of |
| the nearly invisible pieces that hold up buildings, houses, and bridges. |
| </answer> |
| </faq> |
| |
| <faq id="license"> |
| <question>How is Struts licensed?</question> |
| <answer> |
| Struts is copyrighted software available under a |
| "free-to-use-license" by The Apache Software Foundation. |
| The license appears at the head of every source code file. A reference |
| copy of the license is available |
| <a href="http://www.apache.org/LICENSE-1.1">here</a>. |
| </answer> |
| </faq> |
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| <faq id="usage"> |
| <question>Can Struts be used in a commercial product?</question> |
| <answer> |
| <p>Yes. The only requirements you must meet are those listed in the |
| Apache Software Foundation license, which is included at the top of |
| each source file and in the file LICENSE in the top-level directory |
| of the distribution.</p> |
| <p>In addition, <a id="helping.html#bugs">contributions of patches, |
| improved code, new features,</a> or even just requests for features |
| are also welcome.</p> |
| </answer> |
| </faq> |
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| <faq id="credits"> |
| <question>Do I have to credit Struts on my own website?</question> |
| <answer> |
| You need to credit Struts if you <strong>redistribute your own framework</strong> |
| based on Struts for other people to use. (See the |
| <a id="http://www.apache.org/LICENSE">Apache License</a> for details.) |
| But you do <strong>not</strong> need to credit Struts just because your |
| web application utilizes the framework. It's the same situation as using |
| the Apache HTTPD server or Tomcat. Not required if its just running |
| your web site. Required if you've used the source code to create your |
| own server that you are redistributing to other people. |
| </answer> |
| </faq> |
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| <faq id="where"> |
| <question>Where can I get a copy of Struts?</question> |
| <answer> |
| The best place to download Struts is at |
| <a id="http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/">jakarta.apache.org/struts</a>. |
| The nightly builds are very stable, and recommended as the best place |
| to start today. |
| </answer> |
| </faq> |
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| <faq id="install"> |
| <question>How do I install Struts?</question> |
| <answer> |
| <p>To develop applications with Struts, you can usually just add the |
| Struts JAR file to your Java development environment. You can then |
| start using the Struts classes as part of your own application. |
| A blank Struts application (in the <code>webapps</code> directory, |
| open <code>struts-blank.war</code>) is provided, which you can just |
| copy to get a quick-start on your own brainchild.</p> |
| <p>Since the full source code for Struts is available, we also provide |
| <a id="../userGuide/installation.html">complete instructions</a> for |
| compiling your own Struts JAR from scratch. (This is actually easier |
| than it looks!)</p> |
| <p>Your Struts application can usually be deployed using a standard WAR |
| file. In most cases, you simply deposit the WAR file on your application |
| server, and it is installed automatically. If not, step-by-step |
| installation instructions for |
| <a id="../userGuide/installation.html#Containers">various servlet |
| containers</a> are available.</p> |
| </answer> |
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