Re: JSP Servlet container / WEB server

[Mohan Embar <gnustuff at thisiscool dot com>]

Hi Lars,

>I have made a web server that compiles JSP pages and servlets into .so
>dynamic libraries using GCJ. The web engine itself is of course compiled
>with GCJ. 
>This makes for a compact, fast little web server!

Cool!

I know you said to continue the discussion elsewhere, but I've got one
gcj-related question which may or may not be sacrilegious for this list.
Doesn't running the webserver and compiled JSPs as native code
potentially bypass all of Java's purportedly wonderful security features?
I don't recall if I'm remembering this correctly, but isn't gcj somewhat
lacking in things like class verification and maybe even security checks?
I know there are a million ways to secure a webserver, but I kind of
like the idea of a real JVM being sort of a safety net.

I don't mean to rain on your parade in any way - in fact this sounds so
cool that I'm thinking of trying it out myself.

-- Mohan
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