from my perspective, this alias is a wealth of great information. the
signal-to-noise
ratio is higher then virtually every other forum i subscribe to and to ignore
this info
be it for a new project (which is precisely how i used this alias and its
peers for the
last couple of years), product evaluation (open and simple standards is a
*good* thing)
or input to or comments on a published spec is silly. note: i'm not stating
the above
topics should be directly discussed on this alias (eg specific product
evaluations) but
the infomation shared here should and will be used in our (the servlet
community)
day-to-day activities as appropriate.
put another way, we're listening, we're digesting, we're offering ideas. it's
all good.
hope this helps,
- james
"Ganyo, Scott" wrote:
> Are you saying that feedback submitted to this forum is not considered for
> inclusion in the spec? I think that for the best possible spec to be
> formed, perhaps a little more discussion than that from the chosen few
> should be considered.
>
> Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Duncan Davidson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 1:25 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Servlets auto configuring - was paths
>
> Nic Ferrier wrote:
> > I imagine a lot of it has been/is being considred by Servlet API
> > development team since the stated intention is to have this kind of
> > meta information.
>
> Yes it is currently being digested.
>
> > It seems to me thought that we could get into terrible knots.
>
> Yes, if we go down some of these paths, terrible knots could be in the
> works. Fortunatly, that is why we have the process that we have -- and
> we have people committed to simplicity.
>
> > For example the issue of whether a servlet can specify what sort of
> > matching it wants.
>
> I don't think that we are going to open that door...
>
> > We have to make sure we keep Ockham's razor close by or
> > implementations of the servlet API will grow ridiculously.
>
> Please do... :)
>
> Let me describe how the spec process works (yes, I have been making
> comments in an open forum, but this is not the forum for specification
> evolution...)
>
> Submit feedback directly to us..
>
> We are digesting everything we see -- and all of these issues are on the
> radar as they've been brought up many times in other forms on this and
> other forums.
>
> We will come up with a rough spec proposal and discuss it with an
> "expert group" of servlet implementors and users that we have in place.
> I would love to include everyone at this point, but the reality is that
> we are better of at this level keeping to a group of 25-30. (really, it
> is that large).
>
> After going round and round at that level and ironing out 95% of the
> kinks (because the folks in the expert group are harsh and they use
> their Ockham's razors ruthlessly), then we'll go for public review.
> That's where we take comment from everyone and make sure that we didn't
> screw up.
>
> Only after we successfully navigate all of this do we have a final spec.
>
> So, please -- submit your feedback to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> .duncan
>
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