Re: Suggestions for a server-side, JSP-based on-line help system

[Paul DuBois <paul -at- kitebird -dot- com>]

> > I am looking for a browser and
> > platform independent solution that does not require
> > the java virtual machine
> > to be running on the client. 
> 
> Most web-based help systems have a javascript option,
> which does not require the JRE. You can also go plain
> HTML with good navigation aids.

What JavaScript options *do* require a JRE? Java isn't JavaScript.

Back to the question: If you're looking for something JSP based,
and free, you might consider Tomcat, one of the Apache Jakarta
projects.

For text searching, you might consider Lucene, another Jakarta project.

http://jakarta.apache.org/

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