Updated the Wikipedia page for Log4j some more. The Log Levels and Configuration sections are now up to date for Log4j 2, and show a Log4j 2 configuration example.
On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 8:09 PM, Mikael Ståldal <mikael.stal...@magine.com> wrote: > > I updated the Apache Logging page to mention that Log4j 1 is EOL. > > I added the EOL announcement to the top of all main pages in the Log4j > 1 site. > > Should we do the same for "Apache log4j 1 extras"? > > On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 3:57 PM, Remko Popma <remko.po...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 11:52 PM, Remko Popma <remko.po...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> In spite of the fact that Log4j 2 has a very compelling story in terms >>> of feature set and performance, I get the impression that adoption is quite >>> slow. I could be wrong, but how many open source projects use Log4j 2? Or >>> even how many Apache projects? >>> >>> I propose we try to generate some ideas about what we can do to increase >>> our uptake. Some things I've been thinking about: >>> >>> * Rewrite the Wikipedia page on Log4j >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Log4j>. It's mostly about Log4j 1.2 and >>> mentions Log4j 2 at the bottom in a footnote. That needs to be the other >>> way around in my opinion. The Wikipedia Java logging framework >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_logging_framework> page is even >>> worse. >>> * The Apache Logging site <https://logging.apache.org/> has no explicit >>> mention that Log4j 1 is EOL. >>> >> I updated the Apache Logging page to mention that Log4j 1 is EOL. >> >> >>> * Only the top page on the Log4j 1 site >>> <https://logging.apache.org/log4j/1.2/> mentions that the project is >>> EOL, but it does so in two modest sentences that don't visually stick out >>> and are easily ignored. At the very least the download page needs a mention >>> of the EOL and a link to the Log4j 2 project, but it may be good to have a >>> notification on every page. >>> >> I added the EOL announcement to the top of all main pages in the Log4j 1 >> site. >> >> >>> * Can we get other people involved in evangelizing log4j 2? It would be >>> great if we can make more people enthusiastic so they write blog posts or >>> tutorials etc about Log4j 2. >>> * How can we incentivise people to convert their project to Log4j 2? >>> Maybe start a page on Projects Using Log4j 2 and mention people who did the >>> conversion by name? Or some other way? >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> Remko >>> >> >> > > > -- > [image: MagineTV] > > *Mikael Ståldal* > Senior software developer > > *Magine TV* > mikael.stal...@magine.com > Grev Turegatan 3 | 114 46 Stockholm, Sweden | www.magine.com > > Privileged and/or Confidential Information may be contained in this > message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message > (or responsible for delivery of the message to such a person), you may not > copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, > you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply > email. >
