Thanks for raising valid concerns in your follow-ups. I have posted an extended response to our blog:
http://www.excelsior-usa.com/blog/?p=304 I think the discussion does not quite belong to this mailing list, but we will be happy to continue it in the comments to the above blog post, or privately over email. Dmitry > -----Original Message----- > From: Excelsior Java Team > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:42 PM > To: users@tomcat.apache.org > Subject: [ANN] Compile Tomcat Web apps into native Windows/Linux > executables (beta) > > Please help us beta test Apache Tomcat support in the forthcoming Excelsior > JET 7.0 release. > > Excelsior JET is a compliant Java SE 6 implementation (JVM) with an > ahead-of-time native code compiler. Version 7.0 will enable you to compile > Apache Tomcat together with your Web applications into a native code > executable and distribute it without the original class/WAR files and without > dependency on the JDK. > > The latest Excelsior JET 7.0 beta 2 supports Tomcat 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 and is > available for Windows and Linux. > > More information and sample app (Pebble 2.3.2 on Tomcat 6.0): > http://www.excelsior-usa.com/protect-java-web-applications.html > > Beta downloads (no registration required): > http://www.excelsior-usa.com/jetdlbeta.html > > We are eagerly awaiting your feedback and questions at > j...@excelsior-usa.com. > > Thank you and best regards, > > Dmitry Leskov > Excelsior LLC >