It is indeed interesting. I'm afraid it will be a while before we can
advance to Java 9 for the River trunk.
Meanwhile, what are your views on future direction?
On 4/5/2015 8:25 PM, Peter wrote:
I don't propose the following as River's future direction, it's an
item of interest.
Space based computing overcomes NAT limitations. That is provided
javaspace servervices are internet visible to clients behind NAT
routers, even though clients that can't directly contact each other,
they can work together in a completely uncoupled fashion with spaces.
This ignores security concerns
Java 9 is introducing a new module url format, this will make life
much easier in a number of ways. Firstly protection domains won't be
dependant on file paths, secondly we could automate policy file
generation for administrators. We've also previously discussed build
tools for generating preferred lists. These sorts of tools should
reduce setup time.
One consequence of Java 9's modular design is the removal of support
for policy providers using the java extensions directory and
classloader. I've made some local modifications to test using the
policy provider in the application classloader, this resulted in 4
test failures, at least one of which failed only because it was
expecting the extensions classloader. Note this was using the new
policy providers in qa-refactor, I haven't tested the older policy
providers in the current release branch.
Regards,
Peter.
----- Original message -----
I would like to start a discussion of future direction for the
River project, and whether we have the right resources to get
there.
Recently, I have been trying to push improving the "Getting
Started" experience in the hope of attracting and keeping new users
who may turn into committers. I am not sure what to do next to make
that happen. I feel we may have a problem of not having enough
committer time to get more committers.
I do have some free time, but not quite the right skills. When I
got involved in River I expected to be working on Java programming
for refactoring, performance enhancement, and
multithread/multiprocessor issues. Writing good "Getting Started"
materials calls for actual River expertise and experience, which I
lack.
I have about five weeks before I need to file my next board report.
I would like to use that time to build a consensus on where we are
going, and whether we need help from outside the project.
Patricia
