"bstansberry(a)jboss.com" wrote : More directly relevant, the ha-server-api project has no dependency on JGroups, and thus consumers of it don't either... Hmm, actually ha-server-api/pom.xml shows a dependency on JGroups. I suppose this is the result of ha-server-api depending on JBC, which would indirectly bring JGroups. I understand your point though. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4163416#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...