+1
It is easier to grasp -
J2EE module : deployable unit with deployment descriptor
geronimo module : serialized deployable unit created with a plan
--- Dain Sundstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> +1 and I think I had a hand in calling them configurations
>
> I have found people very very confused (blank stares) when I start
> talking about configurations.
>
> One issue with this change is it should be reflected in the XML, and
>
> console. This would mean renaming configId in the xml to moduleId,
> which should be a minor change.
We will also have to do 'mar' instead of car.
Thnaks
Anita
>
> -dain
>
> On Apr 21, 2006, at 1:03 PM, David Blevins wrote:
>
> > Anything is better than configuration. I've never liked that term.
> >
> > Module is fine. Nice term from the apache httpd lexicon.
> >
> > -David
> >
> > On Apr 21, 2006, at 12:54 PM, Aaron Mulder wrote:
> >
> >> All,
> >>
> >> How would you feel about referring to configurations (e.g. a group
> of
> >> GBeans with own ID and classloader) as a "module" instead? It
> seems
> >> like "configuration" can be confusing, as it more traditionally
> >> refers
> >> to a larger scope like an entire installation. For example, if
> you
> >> say you have two different WebLogic configurations or two
> different
> >> Apache (HTTP) configurations, you're saying either you have two
> >> installations, or you have two totally separate product
> >> configurations
> >> available for the same product installation. You're not saying
> you
> >> have an app and a database pool within one runtime, but that's
> what
> >> "two different configurations" presently would mean in relation to
> >> Geronimo.
> >>
> >> It seems like it would be clearer to say that a Geronimo
> installation
> >> loads many modules, and each module includes many components
> >> (GBeans).
> >>
> >> I'm not proposing that we go changing class names and stuff, but
> I'm
> >> proposing that we make a concerted effort in our documentation and
> >> presentations to present the name of the "unit with an ID and
> >> classloader holding many components" as a "module".
> >>
> >> What do you think?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Aaron
> >>
>
>
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