A P A C H E C O C O O N @version@ What is it? ----------- Apache Cocoon is a web development framework built around the concepts of separation of concerns (making sure people can interact and collaborate on a project, without stepping on each other toes) and component-based web development. Cocoon implements these concepts around the notion of 'component pipelines', each component on the pipeline specializing on a particular operation. This makes it possible to use a Lego(tm)-like approach in building web solutions, hooking together components into pipelines without any required programming. Cocoon is "web glue for your web application development needs". It is a glue that keeps concerns separate and allows parallel evolution of all aspects of a web application, improving development pace and reducing the chance of conflicts. Requirements ------------ Cocoon has been designed to coexist and interoperate side-by-side with your existing J2EE solutions or to give them new functionality without requiring any change in the existing infrastructure. Cocoon is implemented both as a Java servlet and a Java command line application. The following requirements exist for installing it: o A Java 1.6.0 or later compatible virtual machine for your operating system. The build system is only compatible with JDK up to 1.8, but later versions could be used at runtime. o A Servlet API 2.3 compatible Servlet Engine or J2EE Application Server. [not required for command line operation] Installation Instructions and Documentation ------------------------------------------- Read the INSTALL.txt file in this directory for the installation instructions. The documentation is available as a separate download package. Read the INSTALL.txt for more information. If you are updating from a previous release of Cocoon, make sure that you read the installation instructions on updating first. Look for the most updated documentation on the Apache Cocoon web site (http://cocoon.apache.org/). Licensing and legal issues -------------------------- Cocoon is licensed under the Apache License, version 2.0 See the files in the top-level of the Cocoon distribution called LICENSE.txt and NOTICE.txt and see licenses for accompanying products in the "legal" directory. Credits ------- For more information on credits and due reference to included software, please read the CREDITS.txt file in this directory. Thanks for using Apache Cocoon. The Apache Cocoon Project http://cocoon.apache.org/