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From: Ron Jacobs <rjacobs@gforce.com>
To: "'java-logging-input@eng.sun.com'" <java-logging-input@eng.sun.com>
Cc: "'cgu@qos.ch'" <cgu@qos.ch>
Subject: A Plea for LOG4J Consideration (RE: JSR47 Critique)
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:21:10 -0700
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I agree with many others that, in most respects, LOG4J is a superior API
and implementation for logging events within Java code. I have been using
the API since last Summer and have been impressed with its progress since
that time. If you have not given LOG4J a good look in the last year,
please look again!

Let me be clear: My plea primarily is that the features and capabilities
already available with LOG4J must be included within JSR-47 in order for
me to be able to adopt JSDK 1.4 logging. A secondary issue for me is API
compatibility. I have segregated logging within its own layer and so if
I have to adapt for a new API I am well prepared. Again, my primary plea
is that features, extensibility, and performance not be sacrificed.

Thanks, Ron


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-----Original Message-----
From: Ceki Gülcü [mailto:cgu@qos.ch]
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 4:38 PM
To: LOG4J Users Mailing List
Cc: log4j-dev@jakarta.apache.org; log4j-announce@log4j.org;
general@jakarta.apache.org
Subject: JSR47 Critique



Greetings,

Here is a written critique of JSR47, the logging API shipped with
JDK 1.4:

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

If you agree with its contents, then you are encouraged to send a
personalized request to

  java-logging-input@eng.sun.com

asking them to adopt log4j as the logging API shipped with JDK
1.4. Please cc: me if and when you choose do so. Thank you in advance.

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Ceki Gülcü