Re: Local macros [was: RE: quick note on recent changes]

[Brian Goetz]

>This could only be an issue if you run two Velocity apps with
>conflicting macros in the same JVM.  Don't do that.

It's easy to say that, but you don't always have control over this.  What 
if an ISP offers servlet hosting with Velocity support?  Two separate 
Velocity applications could then easily be loaded on the same JVM.

Ditto for a corporate site that provides hosting infrastructure to multiple 
independent business units within a company.  Or a site that offers 
customized versions to private customers, like a company-specific portal.

(If you don't care about these situations, you could easily just decide 
that this is a workgroup tool and not meant to scale up to situations like 
that, but if so, stating that as part of the tool's charter helps get 
everyone on the same page.)



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