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Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:16:41 -0400
From: Berin Loritsch <bloritsch@apache.org>
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Subject: Cocoon and upgrading to Fortress
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Fortress allows us to do a number of really cool things that are
not available in the ECM.  One of them is to no longer require the
accursed "Roles" file.  Adding new user components to Cocoon and
having the configuration able to use those components directly
is just as simple as including the new JAR in the classpath.

Startup times can be optimized as much as possible either by using
asyncronous component startup or by using request based startup.
To top it off, you also have early warning in case there is some
circular component dependency.

It will require some code changes to some parts of Cocoon, namely
the Sitemap and the core Cocoon component.

I would like to help with the upgrade, but I don't want to upset
any near releases that might be pending.

-- 
"You know the world is going crazy when the best
rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy,
The Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is
accusing the US of arrogance, and Germany doesn't want
to go to war. And the 3 most powerful men in America
are named 'Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon' (sic)".

-----Chris Rock