You’re welcome. I do try to bring a chuckle to everyone’s day.

> On Jan 8, 2016, at 3:48 PM, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 4:12 AM, Jason van Zyl <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> 
>>> On Jan 7, 2016, at 9:17 PM, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 7:26 AM, Jason van Zyl <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> No, I don’t that useful. If it’s an extensions then it can be activated
>>>> using the .mvn/extensions.xml and downloaded on demand. I think for
>> Maven
>>>> 4.x we just bite the bullet and put Logback in the distribution. Igor
>> and I
>>>> have done most of the work in the last while and have implementations
>> for
>>>> Logback, and when I drop the 4.x changes I will have done a ton of work
>> and
>>>> I’d just like to end the discussion and put Logback in 4.x.
>>>> 
>>>> If we disagree then let’s resolve never to discuss this again because
>> it’s
>>>> a waste of time. We’ll just leave the simple implementation in there as
>>>> it’s probably fine for 99% of people. What Igor suggests I think is a
>> fine
>>>> compromise. The optional extensions can be built in the main tree so
>> that
>>>> we know they work, but not distributed by default. If someone wants to
>> use
>>>> them they can enable them using the .mvn/extensions.xml mechanism. I can
>>>> live with optional extensions in the tree, but I’ll never agree to the
>>>> default implementation being Log4J2.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> OK I'll bite:
>> 
>> I won’t.
>> 
>>> 
>>> - "I’ll never agree to the default implementation being Log4J2."
>>> - "I’m vehemently opposed to integrating Log4J2."
>>> 
>>> Oh, then the irony of the signature:
>>> 
>>> "You are never dedicated to something you have complete confidence in.
>>> No one is fanatically shouting that the sun is going to rise tomorrow.
>>> They know it is going to rise tomorrow. When people are fanatically
>>> dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kind of
>>> dogmas or goals, it's always because these dogmas or
>>> goals are in doubt.
>>> 
>>> -- Robert Pirzig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"
>>> 
>>> So... why the vehemence? Why "never"?
>>> 
>>> Gary
>>> 
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Jason
>> 
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>> Three people can keep a secret provided two of them are dead.
>> 
> 
> That, preceded by the succinct "I won’t." and "Thanks", the irony is
> killing me! Thanks for the laughs ;-)
> 
> Gary
> 
> 
>> 
>> -- Benjamin Franklin
>> 
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Thanks,

Jason

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