[jsr-314-open] Need guidance: invalid assumptions in design of resource versioning feature

[Ed Burns]

>>>>> On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:57:44 +0100, Pete Muir <pmuir at redhat.com> said:

PM> On 8 Sep 2009, at 21:48, Dan Allen wrote:

>> On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Pete Muir <pmuir at redhat.com> wrote:
>> Why don't we specify that only bundled resources are required to be  
>> supported, and that a container may portably support installed  
>> libraries?
>> 
>> That's precisely what I had in mind.
>> 
>> 
>> Mojarra and other implementations would be able to provide this  
>> support via a vendor specific SPI.
>> 
>> Should the SPI be part of the spec or something the implementation  
>> provides? Perhaps Mojarra can introduce an SPI that we later promote  
>> in an MR?

PM> This would be the approach I would take.

I'm not fond of reducing the flexibility that we already have.  Ryan has
implemented something that he's satisfied with.  Ryan, can you please
share the details so we can further discuss the options for ammending
the specification?

Ed

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