Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-commons-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 80717 invoked from network); 5 Dec 2003 22:05:07 -0000 Received: from daedalus.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (208.185.179.12) by minotaur-2.apache.org with SMTP; 5 Dec 2003 22:05:07 -0000 Received: (qmail 7047 invoked by uid 500); 5 Dec 2003 22:04:52 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-commons-dev-archive@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 6817 invoked by uid 500); 5 Dec 2003 22:04:50 -0000 Mailing-List: contact commons-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Jakarta Commons Developers List" Reply-To: "Jakarta Commons Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list commons-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 6804 invoked from network); 5 Dec 2003 22:04:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (64.4.47.34) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 5 Dec 2003 22:04:50 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 14:04:57 -0800 Received: from 212.217.21.95 by by9fd.bay9.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:04:56 GMT X-Originating-IP: [212.217.21.95] X-Originating-Email: [equinus100@hotmail.com] X-Sender: equinus100@hotmail.com From: "Ash .." To: commons-dev@jakarta.apache.org Bcc: Subject: class-mobility between packages Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:04:56 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Dec 2003 22:04:57.0158 (UTC) FILETIME=[D1CA6660:01C3BB7B] X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N X-Spam-Rating: minotaur-2.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N On observing some of the programming activity on this list, I find that classes are moved around -- respectably speaking, refactored -- into other packages quite generously. I would like to know what the general guidelines to this are, especially I mean, where do you draw the line. And with special view on backward-compatibility, what is the guiding principle here? I ask this is special relevance to lang, collections and primitives, but the question applies to any others within the commons framework as well. Ash _________________________________________________________________ Sign-up for a FREE BT Broadband connection today! http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/btbroadband --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: commons-dev-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: commons-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org