Sim IJskes - QCG wrote:
...
I can understand you want to go throught due process in determining what
we are going to do. But my personal impression from the mailing list
archives, is that the river project is completely gridlocked in
subtleties. I'm not saying that something agreed has a lifetime of
infinity, but we have to start somewhere. That means quick, decisive
action, while keeping our options open.
...
Everything should be as simple as it can be, but no simpler.
There are a lot of things where I'm all in favor of quick, decisive
action. If I find a bug, I'm going to check in a fix without a lot of
discussion. I'm in favor of doing a single massive package rename for
the com.sun.jini packages.
Version and compatibility issues in a distributed system are full of
pitfalls. I would rather spend a few days discussing them now than make
a decision that turns out to be wrong, and either killing River or
having to do a massive back-track and retest effort in a few months time.
I'll be happy if we end up with a well thought out decision that can be
documented on the web site and communicated to users next week.
Patricia
