jsr375-experts@javaee-security-spec.java.net

[jsr375-experts] Re: Comments on Current Spec Content (take 3)

From: Will Hopkins <will.hopkins_at_oracle.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 16:38:12 -0500

Can we settle on "security-api" and "security-spec"? Those seem like the
best compromise based on the various concerns expressed.

On 02/06/2017 04:21 PM, Werner Keil wrote:
> Another thought since the artifactID is likely to remain that way even
> in future JSRs (beyond 375) why not use the artifactId
> "javax.security-api" ?
>
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> On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 10:19 PM, Werner Keil <werner.keil_at_gmail.com
> <mailto:werner.keil_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> It's a little long.
> "sec-api" sounds extremely close to the old "spec-api" with just
> one character missing.
> So maybe something in between those two extremes?
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 10:17 PM, Ivar Grimstad
> <ivar.grimstad_at_gmail.com <mailto:ivar.grimstad_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Another thought: Why not call it what it is and use something
> like javaee-security-api?
>
> On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 10:15 PM Ivar Grimstad
> <ivar.grimstad_at_gmail.com <mailto:ivar.grimstad_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I like sec-api or similar better than using the JSR
> number. This JSR will probably be followed by another for
> Security API 2.0 and will most likely be based on the same
> code base and continue using the same repo.
>
> Ivar
>
> On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 10:05 PM Will Hopkins
> <will.hopkins_at_oracle.com <mailto:will.hopkins_at_oracle.com>>
> wrote:
>
> The GitHub repo can be renamed any time (i.e., after
> java.net <http://java.net> goes away).
>
> The migration plan is not yet definite, but I believe
> it will involve moving repos to GitHub, under a Java
> EE organization. I thought we could rename the repo at
> that time (since there would no longer be a need to
> sync with java.net <http://java.net>).
>
> If you like jsr375-api better, I can rename it now. I
> also thought of sec-api. If so, I'll probably rename
> the spec as well, for consistency (i.e., jsr375-spec).
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
>
> On 02/06/2017 03:43 PM, Werner Keil wrote:
>> Will java.net <http://java.net> now be around after
>> late April???
>>
>> Otherwise not sure, why naming around some strange
>> behavior of a dying platform would be necessary?
>>
>> We could keep a temporary "hack" of "api-code"
>> (unless someone came up with a much better name now
>> ("jsr-api" maybe or "security-api") and change it
>> later assuming java.net <http://java.net> goes away
>> as planned and is not prolonged now?
>>
>> Nailing it to this particular JSR number (similar to
>> JSR 354) "jsr375-api" would also be another option.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Werner
>
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