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Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 12:26:26 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Endre Stĝlsvik <Endre@Stolsvik.com>
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Subject: Logging API - JSR47
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There has been lots of critique on the logging API being defined by
the JSR47 expert group.

Log4j is a Open Source logging package that has been around for several
years and have had _lots_ of time to develop. It quite recently became an
Apache project, and has after this gotten even more downloads, usage and
hence improvements.

I urge the expert group to at least take into serious consideration all
the inputs it has gotten from various projects, while the standard still
is in the "public-review stage".
  Ceki Gülcü is the "main man" for the log4j project, and have written a
condensed "report" of what he feels is the "worst" design choices that
have been done in the JSR47.
  Read:  http://jakarta.apache.org/log4j/docs/critique.html

I cannot understand why the JSR47 cannot _base_ their work on this _widely
used_ logging package that's already been out in the fields for years.
Several other logging packages' teams have complained about the JSR47's
API. If Sun actually mean that their JSR process is _somewhat_ open, it
would be rather idiotic to not take all this feedback into consideration.

Thank you for your time.

--
Mvh,
Endre