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Re: [ee4j-pmc] Just changing javax to jakarta in package names

Just chiming in, I hope that is Ok. 

The spec names should change but not the package other than replacing javax with jakarta.  We already have a lot of work to do with the transition without adding more overhead and honestly, I see no benefit in changing the package names at all. People are used to them, regardless of how strange they might be, and changing them just adds to the confusion. I hope we don't do this on top of everything else. Seems like a waste of resources and a great way to create more issues.

On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 4:03 PM Kevin Sutter <sutter@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,
On a separate discussion thread, Bill Shannon and I were discussing the proposed package renaming...

> I trust this was just used as an example since there is no requirement to change
> anything in the package name other than javax.  If a component wishes to change
> the package name (ie. javax.ws.rs.* to jakarta.rest.*), then they are allowed
> to.  But, I wouldn't recommend it.  Keep the changes to a minimum.

This is indeed a completely separate issue, but the direction from the PMC
so far has been to use package names that are more aligned with the new spec
names.

I don't remember that we, as the PMC, were recommending to modify the package names to be more aligned with the new spec names.  And, personally, I wouldn't recommend it.  The more we change, the more angst it produces for our customers.  Just change javax to jakarta and be done with it.  (IMHO)

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