database pool portlet needs a big port from 1.1 branch to trunk

[David Jencks]

The database pool portlet code is dramatically different and better  
in the 1.1 branch than in trunk.  I've been hoping Aaron (original  
author of the improvements) would find some time to port these but I  
see some changes going into  trunk that do not look like a forward port.

Does anyone have the time and/or interest to study this and merge the  
changes?

thanks
david jencks