Delivered-To: cgu@qos.ch
From: Sebastien Guimont <SGuimont@zaq.com>
To: "'java-logging-input@eng.sun.com'" <java-logging-input@eng.sun.com>
Cc: "'cgu@qos.ch'" <cgu@qos.ch>
Subject: JDK 1.4 logging API
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 16:43:01 -0400
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To whom it may concern,

I feel that the differences between log4j and the JSR47 API outlined at the
following URL are significant.

http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/docs/critique.html

I also feel, that rather than reinventing the wheel the JSR47 group should
incorporate the log4j API rather than recreating it.  The standards put
forth
by the JSR group will eventually replace any similarly functioning external
API
due to its incorporation into the JDK.  For the number of people who already
use log4j, such as myself, it feels that Sun by way of including this new
API
in the JDK is forcing users of log4j to switch.

In addition, by incorporating such projects into the API rather than
recreating
them from scratch I believe Sun will promote more projects like these to
move
forward rather than possibly dissuading programmers from creating new API's
for
fear that their work will become useless by Sun's recreation of their
features
in the next JDK.

I point to the success of Tomcat as an example.

Sincerely,

Sébastien Guimont
Software Developer / Développeur de Logiciel
ZAQ.iTv
297 St-Paul West
Montréal, Québec, Canada
H2Y 2A5
www.zaq.com
Phone: 514-282-7073 ext: 378
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