On 9/25/07, Alex Karasulu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Chris Custine and David Jencks have been advising the removal of the > configuration beans to > directly wire up components in the server. I think they're right after > seeing just how many problems > the present configuration bean setup causes. Also this will not happen > immediately if it does in > one shot. The progression will be gradual. > > However doing this has a huge impact and I want everyone to be aware of > them. First and foremost > the way users embed the server will change. The server.xml file will > completely change as well so > this may disappoint our users who have been using 1.5.x releases since > they are more stable than > 1.0.x even though 1.5.x is labeled as experimental. > > So it is obvious from a technical standpoint that this must be done. The > remaining question is when. > Should we just get 2.0 out ASAP so users have something and start > immediately on a 2.5? So this > is a question that our users and team must answer. If yes then we need to > figure out what to stuff > into 2.0 before it goes out. We can even start 2.5 in a separate branch > before 2.0 is out the door if > people want to just go hog wild with these changes yet brace our users > from them.
I dislike the idea of maintaining three different branches of the server. I suggest making this change before releasing 2.0 and writing a complete "what's changed?" guide. Thoughts? > > Alex > > > > > -- Ersin Er http://www.ersin-er.name
