[webbeans-dev] Re: Terminology

[Gavin King]

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Jim Knutson <knutson at us.ibm.com> wrote:
> I have to second Mike's comments below.  There are two paths we can go
> here.  We can integrate with the platform (accepting its faults and
> trying to fix them) or we can buck the trend and try to build a new
> platform.  I have been working under the assumption that we wanted to
> integrate with the platform.  If that's not the case (and we'd better
> get this agreed on ASAP), then I can go work on other things and not
> worry about this being part of Java EE.

Yes, the goal of 299 is to be an integral part of the EE platform.

> Sorry to be blunt here, but I suspect Gavin and others are feeling
> a time crunch and we really really need to get everyone moving in
> the same direction.

We really need to focus now upon the concrete changes we are going to
make to the specification, and concrete proposals for those changes. I
need to start writing stuff up this weekend.

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